M6 Junction 15: Hanchurch Interchange – A500 Stoke-on-Trent

Junction 15 of the M6, known as the Hanchurch Interchange, is where the M6 meets the A500, for Stoke-on-Trent / Newcastle-under-Lyme. The nearest town is Newcastle-under-Lyme, about 2.4 miles to the north, with Stoke (3 miles north-east) and Fenton (3 miles north-east) also close by.

Roads that meet at or beside this junction: A500, A519, A5182, B5038. The main road at the junction is the A500.

From here, the drive north to junction 16 (Alsager) is about 9.1 miles and the drive south to junction 14 (Stafford) is about 11 miles. Junction 15 is about 61 miles from the start of the M6 at junction 1 and 150 miles from the end at junction 45.

The nearest motorway services are Keele services, between J15 and J16.

• Junction M6 J15 · Hanchurch Interchange
• Signed for A500 · Stoke-on-Trent (south) / Newcastle-under-Lyme
• Nearest town Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2.4 miles north
• Map section Section 3: J10A–J16, Cannock, Stafford and Stoke-on-Trent

How busy is the M6 at junction 15?

The Department for Transport counts traffic on the stretches either side of this junction. On the stretch it labels J14 to J15 it counted 118,648 vehicles a day in 2025, 15% of them lorries. On the stretch it labels J15 to J16 it counted 110,316 vehicles a day in 2025, 16% of them lorries. See how busy the M6 is junction by junction.

© M6Traffic.co.uk · Statistics from the Department for Transport, 2025

Junctions either side

• J14Creswell InterchangeA34 · Stafford (north)Nearest town: Stafford, 1.9 miles
• J16Barthomley InterchangeA500 · Alsager / Stoke-on-Trent (north)Nearest town: Alsager, 2.3 miles