Housing in ST2 8BJ
What the homes in ST2 8BJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Abbey Hulton
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,289 (2024)
ST2 8BJStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (54%). Flats make up 12.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST2 8BJ area is below that, at 50.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.6% of households against 20.5%. 27.4% own outright and 22.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned50.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented14.6%20.5%
- Social rented35%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 29.2% 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 20.3%. 30.6% 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 8BJ sits in (Abbey Hulton): about 1,289 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.