← ST5 area guide Side by side

ST5 or ST6?

Two neighbouring postcode districts compared on sold prices, energy, flood risk, crime and deprivation, all from the same official sources as every report on this site.

The short version
ST5
Newcastle-under-Lyme
ST6
Stoke-on-Trent
Median home sale nearby £135,000
from 91 sales
£155,000
from 107 sales
Average sold price £70,922 £110,285
Area price growth (YoY) +6.6% (Newcastle-Under-Lyme) +2.9% (Stoke-on-Trent)
Dwelling type End-terrace house Detached house
Floor area 71 m² 89 m²
Built 1950–1966 1967–1975
Energy rating D D
Heating cost (EPC est.) £1084/yr £1431/yr
Flood zone Zone 1 (low probability) Zone 1 (low probability)
Crime nearby 354 recorded 471 recorded
Deprivation decile 1 of 10 5 of 10

Common questions

Is ST5 or ST6 cheaper?

ST5 is the cheaper of the two. Homes around ST5 sell for about £135,000 and around ST6 for about £155,000, from HM Land Registry records of what actually changed hands.

Which has less crime, ST5 or ST6?

ST5 recorded fewer crimes in the same period (354 in ST5 against 471 in ST6, Police.uk). Busier places record more, so read this alongside how built-up each area is rather than on its own.

Is ST5 or ST6 the more affluent area?

On the Index of Multiple Deprivation, ST5 sits in decile 1 of 10 and ST6 in decile 5, where 10 is the least deprived.

Should I buy in ST5 or ST6?

That depends on what you need, and no dataset answers it. What this page gives you is the evidence side by side: what homes actually sell for, the energy ratings, the flood zone, recorded crime and deprivation, each traced to the body that published it.

A quick side-by-side snapshot only. Open each property's full report for the complete picture.