Housing in ST3 4TE
What the homes in ST3 4TE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Meir South & Lightwood
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,149 (2024)
ST3 4TEStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (59.6%). Flats make up 5.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST3 4TE area is above that, at 83.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10.2% of households against 20.5%. 38.8% own outright and 44.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned83.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented10.2%20.5%
- Social rented6.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 22.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 26.4%. 31.5% 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 4TE sits in (Meir South & Lightwood): about 2,149 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.