Housing in ST3 5XP
What the homes in ST3 5XP 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
- 1,108 (2024)
ST3 5XPStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (78.6%). Flats make up 0.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST3 5XP area is well above that, at 89.2%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.4% of households against 20.5%. 47.4% own outright and 41.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned89.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented9.4%20.5%
- Social rented1.2%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 2.4 people living in it. 20.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 24.5%. 23.7% 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 5XP sits in (Longton West & Sandford Hill): about 1,108 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.