Housing in ST4 2TR
What the homes in ST4 2TR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shelton & Joiner's Square
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,704 (2024)
ST4 2TRStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (53.6%). Flats make up 19.1%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST4 2TR area is well below that, at 34.3%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 44.9% of households against 20.5%. 16.7% own outright and 17.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented44.9%20.5%
- Social rented18.5%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 2.2 people living in it. 36.9% 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 26.2%. 26.8% 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 ST4 2TR sits in (Shelton & Joiner's Square): about 1,704 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.