Housing in ST17 4RT
What the homes in ST17 4RT 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
- 1,519 (2024)
ST17 4RTStafford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (53.6%). Flats make up 2.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST17 4RT area is well above that, at 90.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.4% of households against 20.5%. 56.3% own outright and 34.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned90.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented7.4%20.5%
- Social rented1.5%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 2.3 people living in it. 23.6% 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 23%. 27.9% 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 4RT sits in (Weeping Cross & Brocton): about 1,519 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.