ST5 8BS
UK › ST › ST5 › ST5 8
Property report — ST5 8BS
Open-data due diligence for ST5 8BS and the area around it.
ST5 8BS in brief: 24 recorded sales (£28,500–£275,250) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for ST5 8BS itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the ST5 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£191,355
Population
14,359
Crimes recorded
62
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
100%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in ST5 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (52 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-27 | £162,000 | 4 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Terraced |
| 2022-10-07 | £152,500 | 2 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Terraced |
| 2021-11-18 | £275,250 | 18 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Semi-detached |
| 2021-08-27 | £265,000 | 20 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Semi-detached |
| 2020-07-21 | £110,000 | 12 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Terraced |
| 2019-12-06 | £119,950 | 2 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Terraced |
| 2017-10-06 | £162,000 | 24 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Semi-detached |
| 2017-01-26 | £165,000 | 20 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Semi-detached |
| 2017-01-26 | £165,000 | 20 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Semi-detached |
| 2016-01-29 | £135,000 | 24 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Semi-detached |
| 2015-10-09 | £96,500 | 2 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Terraced |
| 2015-05-22 | £107,000 | 8 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Terraced |
| 2014-10-23 | £91,500 | 6 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Terraced |
| 2013-02-08 | £180,000 | 18 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Semi-detached |
| 2005-03-21 | £95,000 | 8 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Terraced |
| 2004-12-17 | £96,500 | 10 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Terraced |
| 2004-11-12 | £90,000 | 8 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Terraced |
| 2003-10-24 | £74,500 | 8 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Terraced |
| 2002-12-17 | £60,000 | 12 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Terraced |
| 2002-10-18 | £40,000 | 10 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Terraced |
| 2000-01-31 | £28,500 | 2 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Terraced |
| 1999-08-20 | £39,000 | 4 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Terraced |
| 1998-08-21 | £55,000 | 24 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Semi-detached |
| 1995-05-24 | £66,000 | 14 DIMSDALE PARADE EAST | Semi-detached |
24 recorded sales on ST5 8BS. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellison Primary Academy | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| St Margaret's CofE (VC) Junior School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| The Orme Academy | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Good (2024) |
| St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| May Bank Infants' School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Hempstalls Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: WOLSTANTON MEDICAL CENTRE (0.1 mi) · THE VILLAGE SURGERY (0.2 mi) · MIDDLEPORT MEDICAL CENTRE (0.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: ST JUDE'S HOSPITAL (0.9 mi) · BRADWELL HOSPITAL (0.9 mi) · BRADWELL HOSPITAL (E-PACT) (0.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: SCHOOL HOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · SCHOOL (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · Church of St Margaret (Grade II*) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: CORNWELL'S CHEMISTS (0.2 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · MILWARDS (CHEMISTS) LTD (0.6 mi)
Nearest stations: Longport (0.8 mi) · Stoke-on-Trent (2.3 mi) · Kidsgrove (4.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.2 mi) · Asda (0.5 mi) · Heron Foods (0.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 45
- One-person households
- 32%
- Households with children
- 25%
- Households
- 6,311
Owned 74% · Social rent 11% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for ST5 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in ST5 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 62/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for ST5 8BS in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictST5 | SectorST5 8 | PostcodeST5 8BS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £232,446 | £191,355 | £117,967 |
| Population | 92,471 | 14,359 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 587 | 62 | — |
| Schools | 41 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 90% | 100% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 97% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (ST5 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
Your next steps
Get the official title document
The HM Land Registry title register shows the legal owner, price paid and any charges or covenants. Official copy, £7.
View the title document at HM Land Registry →Compare conveyancing quotes
You've done the research — now the legal bit. Compare quotes from SRA/CLC-regulated conveyancers for ST5 8BS.
Compare conveyancing quotes →Compare removals quotes
Moving home? Get no-obligation quotes from removals firms for your move.
Compare removals quotes →We may earn a referral fee if you use our conveyancing or removals links. It never changes your price, and you are always free to choose your own provider.
Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.