Housing in ST17 9JS
What the homes in ST17 9JS 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
- 1,584 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (40.8%). Flats make up 43.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST17 9JS area is below that, at 48.2%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.1% of households against 20.5%. 26.3% own outright and 21.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned48.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented16.1%20.5%
- Social rented35.1%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 1.8 people living in it. 49.5% 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 32%. 16.3% 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 9JS sits in (Mosspit & Silkmore Lane): about 1,584 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.