Housing in ST1 3NJ
What the homes in ST1 3NJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shelton & Joiner's Square
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,291 (2024)
ST1 3NJStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38.3%). Flats make up 38.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
62.6% of households in the ST1 3NJ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.3% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 9.3% own outright and 53.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented25.3%20.5%
- Social rented11.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 44.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (42.5%). 29.6% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Stoke-on-Trent
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Stoke-on-Trent (August 2026, +5.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ST1 3NJ (Shelton & Joiner's Square) (about 1,291 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.