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Thinking of living at ST7 8BA? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alsagers Bank Primary Academy | Primary | 200 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| Wood Lane Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 36% met the expected standard |
| St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 35% met the expected standard |
| Silverdale Primary Academy | Primary | 2.8 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Sir Thomas Boughey Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 35.1 · 1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chesterton Community Sports College | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 41.2 · 4.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Newcastle Academy | Secondary | 4.3 km | Attainment 8: 37.6 · 4.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St John Fisher Catholic College | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 41.8 · 9.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Madeley High School | Secondary | 4.6 km | Attainment 8: 49.5 · 13.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Castle Hill School | Independent | 2.7 km | – |
| Kaleidoscope School | Independent | 4.7 km | – |
| Demetae Academy | Independent | 5.3 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket | Alsagers Bank Cricket Club | 170 m | 10 |
| Tennis | Silverdale Park | 2.5 km | 6 |
| Golf | Keele Golf Centre | 2.9 km | 6 |
| Bowls | Paws and Play | 4.8 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Chesterton Community Sports College | 2.7 km | 3 |
| Multi-sport | Holditch Mine & Welfare Club | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Athletics | Newcastle Track | 4.1 km | 3 |
| Football | Silverdale Athletic Football Club | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Peak Pursuits | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Squash | Keele University Sports Centre | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Boules | John Street Petanque Club | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Foundry Gym | 4.9 km | 1 |
| Running | Foundry Gym | 4.9 km | 1 |
| Weightlifting | Foundry Gym | 4.9 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 Longport, a drive away (5.2 km), with 79k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Stoke-On-Trent.
The nearest bus stop is The Drive, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 1A); 8 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Alsagers Bank Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 65% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Sir Thomas Boughey Academy, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 35.1 · 1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: St Joseph's College (9.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 2.3 km away, with Scot Hay Cricket Club closer still (1.0 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Audley Health Centre (2.5 km), with Well the closest pharmacy (2.5 km).
For a haircut, Just Geezers is 2.9 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Stoke University Hospital, 7.7 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Benedicts Sandwich and Pasty Company is the closest café or restaurant (1.6 km), and the Gresley Arms the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 56 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 14 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 28% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
The nearest park is Silverdale Country Park, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Peak Pursuits (2.6 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Manchester is 34 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
The nearest university is Keele University, 3.5 km away (TEF Gold).
7 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
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.