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ST4 5DF area guide

Who lives in ST4 5DF, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Boothen & Penkhull
Council
Stoke-on-Trent
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,654 (2024)
At a glance

What ST4 5DF is like

ST4 5DF is a postcode in the Boothen & Penkhull neighbourhood of Stoke-on-Trent. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,654 people. 59.6% of households own their home, 21.8% rent privately and 18% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 55–59, and 53.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for England. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle. Homes in ST4 5 sold for a median of £153,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How ST4 5DF compares

Each figure is set against England as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore
6.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least.

CrimeMore
7/ 10

Around the middle — 37.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£153,000

Median over 66 sales in ST4 5, +8.5% on the year before.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good — 1 station within a mile, 40 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
86%

of 7 rated schools within 1 mile are good or better.

Household incomeMore
£37,391

Average a year, before tax — higher than 5% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

  1. 01
    Prices risingPositive

    The median sale price in ST4 5 is up 8.5% on the year before.

  2. 02
    An older population

    22.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

ST4 5DF FAQs

01
Is ST4 5DF a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 6.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 37.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. 86% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in ST4 5DF?

The median sale price over the last year was £153,000.

Homes in ST4 5 sold for a median of £153,000 across 66 sales in the year to August 2026, +8.5% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.
03
Is ST4 5DF safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around ST4 5DF, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.
04
Who lives in ST4 5DF?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 55–59, at 7.6% of residents. 59.6% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (46.1%).
05
Which council covers ST4 5DF?

ST4 5DF is in Stoke-on-Trent.

ST4 5DF is in Stoke-on-Trent, in West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is ST4 5DF?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 40 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Stoke-on-Trent Rail Station, 0.7 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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