Housing in ST17 0LS
What the homes in ST17 0LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Weeping Cross & Brocton
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,612 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (70.9%). Flats make up 2.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST17 0LS area is well above that, at 89.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.5% of households against 20.5%. 55.3% own outright and 34.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned89.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented7.5%20.5%
- Social rented2.6%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. 22.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.4%. 24.8% 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 ST17 0LS sits in (Weeping Cross & Brocton): about 2,612 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.