Housing in ST1 6UP
What the homes in ST1 6UP 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
- 1,303 (2024)
ST1 6UPStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (60.5%). Flats make up 0.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST1 6UP area is well above that, at 92.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 5% of households against 20.5%. 54.4% own outright and 38% with a mortgage.
- Owned92.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented5%20.5%
- Social rented1.9%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 2.3 people living in it. 21.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 25.1%. 19.7% 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 6UP sits in (Birches Head): about 1,303 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.