Housing in ST2 8AB
What the homes in ST2 8AB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Townsend & Eaton Park
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,652 (2024)
ST2 8ABStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (57.4%). Flats make up 12%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST2 8AB area is broadly in line with that, at 55.8%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.8% of households against 20.5%. 32% own outright and 23.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented20.8%20.5%
- Social rented22.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.3% 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 20.8%. 25.6% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Stoke-on-Trent
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Stoke-on-Trent, August 2026, +5.4% 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 ST2 8AB sits in (Townsend & Eaton Park): about 1,652 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.