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Thinking of living at ST4 2BD? 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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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | 42% met the expected standard |
| St Mark's CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 44% met the expected standard |
| The Willows Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady's Catholic Academy | Primary | 1.3 km | 59% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's CofE Academy | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 34.4 · 5.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Thistley Hough Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 47.9 · 11.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Joseph's College | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 62.4 · 24% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Thomas More Catholic Academy | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 43.4 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Clayton Hall Academy | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 45.8 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Excellence Girls Academy | Independent | 250 m | 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Emerge School | Independent | 950 m | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Hanley Park Crown Green Bowls Club | 920 m | 26 |
| Tennis | Hanley Park | 590 m | 21 |
| Swimming | Fenton Manor Sports Complex And Shapes | 830 m | 15 |
| Football | Fenton Manor Sports Complex | 840 m | 12 |
| Cricket | Cricket Nets | 610 m | 11 |
| Golf | American Golf | 2.9 km | 7 |
| Multi-sport | Thistley Hough Playing Fields | 1.9 km | 6 |
| Squash | Fenton Manor Sports Complex And Shapes | 830 m | 5 |
| Athletics | Northwood Stadium | 2.4 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Stoke White Rock Speedway | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Weightlifting | Fenton Manor Sports Complex | 840 m | 2 |
| Karting | Fastlane Karting | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Rugby | Newcastle (Staffs) Rugby Club | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Longton Rugby Club | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Badminton | Fenton Manor Sports Complex | 840 m | 1 |
| Volleyball | Fenton Manor Sports Complex | 840 m | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 31. 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 Stoke-on-Trent, a few minutes' walk (200 m), with 3.0m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Stoke-on-Trent rail station, 150 m away, with a bus about every 6 minutes on weekdays (routes 25, 9, 23, 501); 71 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km); 58% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Co-op Academy Glebe (2 km).
The nearest secondary is St Peter's CofE Academy, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 34.4 · 5.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: St Joseph's College (3.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Asda Express Stoke, 400 m away, with Minton News closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Honeywall Medical Practice (750 m), with Cornwell'S Chemists the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, L'Homme is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Stoke University Hospital, 3.0 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: 28 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Squeeze Box is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Bod the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (18 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 172 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 11 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 31% flats and 4% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
It's growing: about 128 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Cauldon Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Sir Stanley Matthews Sports Centre (250 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.5 µg/m³).
35 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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| Edison Pace School | Independent | 950 m | Attainment 8: 1.2 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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For holidays, Manchester is 38 km away.
Many neighbours rent: 40% of households rent privately and 23% socially.
It's young: 37% of residents are aged 15–29.
This is a student area: 30% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is Staffordshire University, 150 m away (TEF Silver).
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.