Housing in ST3 5EQ
What the homes in ST3 5EQ 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 5EQStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (49.9%). Flats make up 3.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST3 5EQ area is below that, at 46.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.2% of households against 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%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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 living alone, under 66, at 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood ST3 5EQ sits in (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.