Housing in ST3 7BX
What the homes in ST3 7BX 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
- 1,608 (2024)
ST3 7BXStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (71.2%). Flats make up 11.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST3 7BX area is well below that, at 35.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.4% of households against 20.5%. 15.8% own outright and 20.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned35.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented10.4%20.5%
- Social rented52.8%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. 35% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is lone parent with dependent children, at 18.1%. 35.5% 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 7BX sits in (Meir South & Lightwood): about 1,608 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.