Housing in ST3 1JY
What the homes in ST3 1JY 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
- 1,491 (2024)
ST3 1JYStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (49.9%). Flats make up 3.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
46.3% of households in the ST3 1JY area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.2% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 24.3% own outright and 22% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented22.2%20.5%
- Social rented30.7%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 2.3 people living in it. 32.2% 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 under 66 (18.1%). 28.4% 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 ST3 1JY (Longton West & Sandford Hill) (about 1,491 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.