Housing in ST4 5DF
What the homes in ST4 5DF 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
- 1,654 (2024)
ST4 5DFStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (46.1%). Flats make up 14.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST4 5DF area is broadly in line with that, at 59.6%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.8% of households against 20.5%. 35.7% own outright and 23.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented21.8%20.5%
- Social rented18%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.5% 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 20.5%. 22.6% 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 5DF sits in (Boothen & Penkhull): about 1,654 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.