Housing in ST2 8LH
What the homes in ST2 8LH 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
- 2,181 (2024)
ST2 8LHStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (51%). Flats make up 25.5%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
39.4% of households in the ST2 8LH area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 5.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 14.7% own outright and 24.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned39.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented5.2%20.5%
- Social rented54.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 39.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.9%). 29.4% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ST2 8LH (Abbey Hulton) (about 2,181 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.