Housing in ST1 3RT
What the homes in ST1 3RT 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 3RTStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (38.3%). Flats make up 38.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST1 3RT area is broadly in line with that, at 62.6%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 25.3% of households against 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%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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 living alone, under 66, at 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood ST1 3RT sits in (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.