Postcode sector · Stoke-on-Trent

ST7 9 area guide

Who lives in ST7 9, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Newcastle-under-Lyme
Region: West Midlands
Population: 1,705 (2024)

ST7 9Postcode sector · Stoke-on-Trent

At a glance

What ST7 9 is like

The ST7 9 postcode sector in Newcastle-under-Lyme covers 4 live postcodes and is home to about 1,705 people across 1 census neighbourhoods. 71.8% of households own their home, 18.2% rent privately and 8.9% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 30–34, and 60.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for England. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle.

Scores

How ST7 9 compares

Each figure is set against England as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least.

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle — 23.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good — 1 station within a mile, 29 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£41,893

Average a year, before tax — higher than 17% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

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Mostly owner-occupied
71.8% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

ST7 9 FAQs

Is ST7 9 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 5.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 23.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is ST7 9 safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around ST7 9, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in ST7 9?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 30–34, at 8.8% of residents. 71.8% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (35.6%).

Which council covers ST7 9?

ST7 9 is in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

ST7 9 is in Newcastle-under-Lyme, in West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is ST7 9?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 29 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Kidsgrove Rail Station, 0.5 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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