Housing in ST17 9HT
What the homes in ST17 9HT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Mosspit & Silkmore Lane
- Council
- Stafford
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,688 (2024)
ST17 9HTStafford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (49.1%). Flats make up 7.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST17 9HT area is above that, at 76.2%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.7% of households against 20.5%. 41.5% own outright and 34.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented9.7%20.5%
- Social rented13.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%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. 24.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.3%. 24.3% 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 ST17 9HT sits in (Mosspit & Silkmore Lane): about 1,688 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.