ST7 postcode area · Newcastle-under-Lyme

The ST7 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Cheshire East, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire Moorlands, Stoke-on-Trent. Area Scores range from 24 to 91 across them. Every full ST7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the ST7 district: Alsager West scores 91 out of 100 (#594 of 6,856 nationally) while Newcastle Town sits at 24 — neighbours on the map, 67 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 8 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £156,675 in Kidsgrove Central to £412,000 in Cranage & Goostrey — a 2.6× gap within the ST7 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Cheshire East, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire Moorlands and Stoke-on-Trent — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,460a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime65per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied75%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the ST7 district

£215,000median home sold over the past year · +20.8% over 5 years · +6.9% over the year · 780 sales
Detached£315,000
Semi-detached£202,000
Terraced£156,250
Flat£112,098
Newcastle-under-Lyme£200,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Alsager WestCheshire East 59491 £282,500
Haslington & WestonCheshire East 89687 £301,000
Biddulph North & BrownleesStaffordshire Moorlands 1,07484 £232,450
Cranage & GoostreyCheshire East 1,14383 £412,000
Kidsgrove EastNewcastle-under-Lyme 1,28081 £200,000
Talke & CrackleyNewcastle-under-Lyme 1,60277 £237,500
Scholar Green, Rode Heath & BreretonCheshire East 2,17868 £265,000
Alsager EastCheshire East 2,21968 £264,950
Audley & Bignall EndNewcastle-under-Lyme 3,43950 £174,000
Great Chell & PackmoorStoke-on-Trent 4,48834 £195,000
Kidsgrove WestNewcastle-under-Lyme 4,52934 £185,000
Kidsgrove CentralNewcastle-under-Lyme 4,89329 £156,675
Newcastle TownNewcastle-under-Lyme 5,20124 £158,000

People living in ST7 Census 2021

Residents102,461
Median age (est.)47
Density377per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above30%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 12%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 29%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 38% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in ST7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the ST7 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around ST7.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.