Housing in ST3 1EB
What the homes in ST3 1EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Longton West & Sandford Hill
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,965 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (45%). Flats make up 18.4%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST3 1EB area is well below that, at 41.8%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19% of households against 20.5%. 23.7% own outright and 18.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned41.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented19%20.5%
- Social rented38.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.9%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 49.1% 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 27.7%. 20.2% 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 ST3 1EB sits in (Longton West & Sandford Hill): about 1,965 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.