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ST55 vs ST4

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This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

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ST55

Newcastle-under-Lyme, West Midlands

65% used

The above measure is driven mainly by council tax and healthcare access.

How this 78 was calculated

  • Schools

    76/100·31% of the measure

    85% of 26 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding

    A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.

    Get Information About Schools, including Ofsted judgements, published August 2026. Measured for the ST55 postcode district.

  • Transport

    74/100·26% of the measure

    Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station is 2.0 miles away

    A higher measure means a closer railway, metro or tram station and more bus stops within a ten minute walk.

    NaPTAN public transport access nodes, published August 2026. Measured for the ST55 postcode district.

  • Flood risk

    66/100·17% of the measure

    1 designated flood warning area within 0.6 miles

    A higher measure means fewer designated flood warning and alert areas nearby, not more flooding. Live alerts and warnings are not part of this measure.

    Flood warning areas, published August 2026. Measured for the ST55 postcode district.

  • Healthcare access

    94/100·11% of the measure

    Nearest GP practice 200 yards away

    A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

    Organisation Data Service directory, published August 2026. Measured for the ST55 postcode district.

  • Air quality

    83/100·8% of the measure

    PM2.5 annual mean 6.8 µg/m³, modelled for 2023

    A higher measure means lower modelled nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate levels, not dirtier air.

    UK-AIR automatic monitoring network, published December 2023. Measured for the ST55 postcode district.

  • Council tax

    100/100·8% of the measure

    Most homes are band A (79% of them)

    A higher measure means a larger share of homes in bands A to C, which typically means a smaller bill, not a higher one.

    Council tax band and charge data, published March 2024. Measured for this neighbourhood.

Not counted for this area

Broadband, Housing market, Amenities, Green space. We could not obtain published figures here, so these categories were left out and the remaining weights scaled up to fill the gap. A missing dataset never counts against an area.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

Area Measure v1.1, covering 65% of the published formula. See the full weightings and worked example.

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A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.

20% of measure

These areas are within 2 points of each other.

ST55

76/100

85% of 26 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding

A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

7% of measure

ST55 measures 3 points higher, meaning closer healthcare and shorter published waits.

ST55

94/100Closer healthcare

Nearest GP practice 200 yards away

Higher is always the stronger published result on that measure. See the weightings. Missing categories are dropped from that area’s overall figure, not scored as zero. Crime and other context stay on each report.

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