Housing in ST4 5BL
What the homes in ST4 5BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Oakhill & Trent Vale
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,914 (2024)
ST4 5BLStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (46.9%). Flats make up 17.4%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST4 5BL area is below that, at 46.7%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 39.2% of households against 20.5%. 22.6% own outright and 24.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented39.2%20.5%
- Social rented13.8%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 2.0 people living in it. 43.6% 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 32.7%. 21.5% 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 ST4 5BL sits in (Oakhill & Trent Vale): about 1,914 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.