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Housing in ST2 8PH

What the homes in ST2 8PH 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (51%). Flats make up 25.5%, above the 22.2% across England.

ST2 8PHEngland
Detached11.8%22.9%
Semi-detached51%31.5%
Terraced11.3%23%
Purpose-built flat25.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST2 8PH area is well below that, at 39.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 5.2% of households against 20.5%. 14.7% own outright and 24.6% with a mortgage.

ST2 8PH
39%
54%
England
  • Owned39.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented5.2%20.5%
  • Social rented54.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

ST2 8PHEngland
Owned outright14.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.8%18.2%
Other private rented0.4%2.2%
From the council31.8%8.3%
From a housing association22.3%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

ST2 8PHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 20.9%. 29.4% of households include dependent children.

ST2 8PHEngland
Living alone, under 6618.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.9%12.8%
Couple, no children13.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.5%7.7%
Rents

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.

Stoke-on-TrentEngland
All homes£715£1,459
One bedroom£518£1,195
Two bedrooms£662£1,335
Three bedrooms£796£1,489
Four or more£1,080£2,161
Detached£905£1,640
Semi-detached£763£1,449
Terraced£722£1,435
Flat or maisonette£576£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood ST2 8PH sits in (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.

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