Housing in ST4 1NQ
What the homes in ST4 1NQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Boothen & Penkhull
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,374 (2024)
ST4 1NQStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.6%). Flats make up 35.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
31.9% of households in the ST4 1NQ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 39% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 16.4% own outright and 15.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned31.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented39%20.5%
- Social rented28.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 46.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (37.8%). 18.4% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ST4 1NQ (Boothen & Penkhull) (about 2,374 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.