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 in 762 households. 71.8% of households own their home, 18.2% rent privately and 8.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 60.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How ST7 9 compares

Headline figures for ST7 9, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

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 annual income before tax, higher than 17% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ST7 9 differs most from the national average.

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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.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in 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 recorded crime here compares with the national average.

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

Which council covers ST7 9?

The local authority for ST7 9 is Newcastle-under-Lyme.

ST7 9 comes under Newcastle-under-Lyme in the 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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