The Spinney Madeley, Newcastle-under-Lyme
8 addresses across 2 postcodes (CW3), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 27000578.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £299,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Newcastle-under-Lyme costs £2,334 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Longport, about 8.1 km (5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 870 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 8.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 130 to 133 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Madeley Practice, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 88% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 9 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £299,000 | £299,000 | £299,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £189,000 | £189,000 | £189,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2021 | 2 CW3 9TB | Detached | £299,000 | |
| 28 May 2010 | 6 CW3 9TB | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2004 | 2 CW3 9TB | Detached | £189,000 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 113 m². Most common: House, detached (4); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (4); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 2026-27: Band D £2,334 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,556 | £1,816 | £2,075 | £2,334 | £2,853 | £3,372 | £3,890 | £4,669 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (30% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Old Wharf, Madeley Heath, not permissioned (290 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 8 addresses are between 130 m and 133 m above sea level (131 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CW3 9TA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| CW3 9TB | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Longport 79,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5 miles) |
| Alsager 115,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Stoke-On-Trent 3.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Meadows School Madeley Heath | 340 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Newcastle Town Centre | 6.7 km (4.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 37.9 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Madeley Practice | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Millers Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Airs -Bradwell Hospital | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Police station | Madeley Police Station, Madeley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,210 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,280 m² | 290 m |
| Allotments | Madeley Allotments 5,480 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Heighley Castle, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Heighley Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Madeley Heath | Wood | 340 m east |
| Walton's Wood | Wood | 730 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Bryn Wood | Wood | 820 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| Dunge Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Madeley Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Black Bank | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 15.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; all three are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 8 |
3 of the street's 8 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Newcastle-under-Lyme: see them on the Newcastle-under-Lyme page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Meadows Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 320 m | Outstanding (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Madeley High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sir John Offley CofE (VC) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE OLD SWAN CW3 9LD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | 5 Very good | 2 Sep 2026 |
| THE MEADOWS PRIMARY SCHOOL - CATERLINK CW3 9JX | School/college/university | 320 m | 5 Very good | 30 Apr 2026 |
| THE CREWE ARMS HOTEL CW3 9LP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 10 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hillwood Road (4); On or near Swan Bank (3); On or near Cygnet Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 56% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Cygnet Close · Hillwood Road · Swan Bank · Crewe Road · Wharf Terrace · Heath Row
All the streets in CW3 and across Newcastle-under-Lyme.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.