Housing in ST4 4BE
What the homes in ST4 4BE 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
- 2,212 (2024)
ST4 4BEStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (54.3%). Flats make up 17.7%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST4 4BE area is below that, at 47%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 26.2% of households against 20.5%. 20% own outright and 27.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned47%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented26.2%20.5%
- Social rented25.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%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. 36.6% 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 21.6%. 28.6% 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 4BE sits in (Boothen & Penkhull): about 2,212 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.