Housing in ST3 5RT
What the homes in ST3 5RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Longton East
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,241 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (65.5%). Flats make up 0%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST3 5RT area is well above that, at 92.1%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.6% of households against 20.5%. 56.6% own outright and 35.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned92.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented6.6%20.5%
- Social rented1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 23.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 25.6%. 19.9% 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 5RT sits in (Longton East): about 1,241 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.