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Affluence in ST3 4BS

How ST3 4BS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Neighbourhood
Hollybush & Blurton North
Council
Stoke-on-Trent
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,448 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off ST3 4BS is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the ST3 4BS area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is health and disability (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
6.0/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Health and disability3.0
  • Employment5.0
  • Education and skills5.0
  • Income6.0
  • Crime6.0
  • Barriers to housing and services7.0
  • Living environment7.0
  • Children in low-income families7.0
  • Older people in low-income households7.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£44,931
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
26%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

48.7% of adults in the ST3 4BS area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 36.1% are retired and 4.8% are full-time students.

ST3 4BSEngland
Employee, full-time31.9%34.3%
Employee, part-time10.7%11.9%
Self-employed6.2%9.5%
Unemployed2.7%2.9%
Full-time student4.8%7.9%
Retired36.1%21.5%
Looking after home or family2.6%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled3.5%4.1%
Other1.6%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

25.6% of adults in the ST3 4BS area work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

ST3 4BSEngland
Higher managerial & professional7.3%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional18.3%19.9%
Intermediate13%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed8.6%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical7.8%5.3%
Semi-routine15.6%11.3%
Routine17.5%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.3%8.5%
Full-time students4.6%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

22.7% of adults in the ST3 4BS area hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 21.8% have no qualifications.

ST3 4BSEngland
Degree level or above22.7%33.9%
A level or equivalent16.3%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.1%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.2%9.7%
Apprenticeship9.7%5.3%
Other qualifications3.2%2.8%
No qualifications21.8%18.1%
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ST3 4BS (Hollybush & Blurton North) (about 1,448 residents).

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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