Housing in ST1 6TE
What the homes in ST1 6TE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Birches Head
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,210 (2024)
ST1 6TEStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (51%). Flats make up 0.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST1 6TE area is well above that, at 93.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 5.6% of households against 20.5%. 50.1% own outright and 43.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned93.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented5.6%20.5%
- Social rented0.6%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 2.4 people living in it. 19.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 30.7%. 20.7% 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 6TE sits in (Birches Head): about 1,210 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.