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Thinking of living at ST15 8DS? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church CofE First School | Primary | 850 m | – |
| St Dominic's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 92% met the expected standard |
| Oulton CofE First School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Manor Hill First School | Primary | 1.8 km | – |
| Pirehill First School | Primary | 2.0 km | – |
| Alleyne's Academy | Secondary | 100 m | Attainment 8: 47.7 · 7.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Christ Church Academy | Secondary | 350 m | – |
| Walton Priory Middle School | Secondary | 2.4 km | – |
| St Dominic's Priory School | Independent | 850 m | 18.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near ST15 8DS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football | The Cage | 130 m | 5 |
| Tennis | Alleyne's Sports Centre Tennis | 180 m | 5 |
| Bowls | Stone Crown Green Bowling Club | 2.5 km | 5 |
| Swimming | Gust Swim School - Centre Of Excellence | 990 m | 4 |
| Cricket | Stone SP Cricket Club | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Canoe | Stafford & Stone Canoe Club | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Golf | Stone Golf Club | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Alleyne's Sports Centre | 190 m | 1 |
| Squash | Stone Lawn Tennis and Squash Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Stoke-on-Trent RUFC | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Stone Hockey Club | 4.4 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 Stone, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 246k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stafford.
The nearest bus stop is Alleynes Academy, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 100, 102); 1 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Christ Church CofE First School, about a 10-minute walk (850 m).
The closest top-rated primary is St Dominic's Catholic Primary School (0.2 km).
The nearest secondary is Alleyne's Academy, 100 m away; Attainment 8: 47.7 · 7.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: St Joseph's College (10.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is WM Morrison, 900 m away, with The Wine Cellar closer still (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Cumberland House (1.1 km), with Birchill & Watson Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Shear Genius Hairdressing is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Stoke University Hospital, 12 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 22 restaurants and cafés and 18 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
The Ovilash Restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and The Pheasant Inn the nearest pub (500 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 93 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 71 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 26% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 405 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Common Plot, 750 m away; for exercise, Alleyne's Sports Centre (200 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 51 km away.
Most households own their home, 19% rent privately.
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.
12 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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