Housing in ST16 2PU
What the homes in ST16 2PU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Stafford
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,309 (2024)
ST16 2PUStafford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (40.8%). Flats make up 57%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST16 2PU area is less than half that, at 24.9%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 51.8% of households against 20.5%. 12.7% own outright and 12.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned24.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented51.8%20.5%
- Social rented23%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 1.5 people living in it. 61.6% 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 50.9%. 9.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Stafford
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Stafford, August 2026, +6.6% 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 ST16 2PU sits in (Central Stafford): about 1,309 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.