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Silverdale & Keele: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Silverdale & Keele neighbourhood of Newcastle-under-Lyme, England (ONS area Newcastle-under-Lyme 012). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes CW3, ST5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near ST5 6QF.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification

Silverdale & Keele is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Newcastle-under-Lyme (3 of 19 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £170,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Newcastle-under-Lyme (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Longport, is 5.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£170,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +34% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.20; 3 of 19 signals up, 0 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 3 small areas range from decile 4 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£49,300

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Silverdale & Keele sits in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Typical house price: joint 6th lowest of 16 neighbourhoods in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Average household income: 6th highest of 16 neighbourhoods in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Silverdale & Keele

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Newcastle-under-Lyme, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Newcastle-under-Lyme, 0 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Anti-social behaviour
Household income
Plug-in car growth

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Longport Railway station, 5.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern and East Midlands Railway to Crewe (about 19 min); West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Stafford (about 24 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School 520 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Jun 2025).
Nearest state secondary school Newcastle Academy 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Silverdale & Keele

What is the typical house price in Silverdale & Keele?

£170,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +34% against 2017-2019.

How does Silverdale & Keele compare with the rest of Newcastle-under-Lyme?

Typical house price: joint 6th lowest of 16 neighbourhoods in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Average household income: 6th highest of 16 neighbourhoods in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Is Silverdale & Keele an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Silverdale & Keele gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.20; 3 of 19 signals up, 0 down, against the borough; capped at Some signs: in England's most income-deprived areas, Clear or Strong signs need prices and incomes both rising against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Silverdale & Keele?

Longport. Railway station, 5.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern and East Midlands Railway to Crewe (about 19 min); West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Stafford (about 24 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Silverdale & Keele?

Nearest state primary school. St Luke's CofE (C) Primary School. 520 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Jun 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Newcastle Academy. 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Nov 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.