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Thinking of living at ST10 4LE? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Wood Community Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 79% met the expected standard |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 94% met the expected standard |
| Hutchinson Memorial CofE First School | Primary | 2.2 km | – |
| The Cheadle Academy | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 40 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Painsley Catholic College | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 58.8 · 24.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Elm House School | Independent | 3.4 km | – |
| Sycamore Meadow Outdoor Learning Centre | Independent | 3.6 km | – |
| Draycott Moor College | Independent | 4.0 km | – |
Every primary near ST10 4LE, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket | Tean Cricket Ground | 930 m | 3 |
| Tennis | Painsley Catholic College | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Squash | Draycott Sports Centre Ltd | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Cheadle Crown Green Bowls Club | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Myactive Cheadle | 3.5 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Blythe Bridge, a drive away (6.0 km), with 104k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stoke-On-Trent.
The nearest bus stop is Doval Gardens, 350 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 32X, 30); 4 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 72 minutes away by public transport (32 by car).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Great Wood Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 79% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Thomas' Catholic Primary School (1.2 km).
The nearest secondary is The Cheadle Academy, 3.4 km away; Attainment 8: 40 · 4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: St Joseph's College (15 km).
Few families with young children: only 15% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 450 m away; EG On The Move Ltd @ Tean Service Station (850 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Tean Surgery (500 m), with Tean Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, slades is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Stoke University Hospital, 16 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 45% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 5 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Kristi's Village Bakehouse is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The White Hart the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 37 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 69 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 51% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 112 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Tean Recreation Ground, 500 m away; for exercise, Draycott Racquet & Fitness Club (3.4 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
17 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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For holidays, East Midlands is 46 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 48 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 52% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.