Housing in ST4 5LY
What the homes in ST4 5LY 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
- 1,507 (2024)
ST4 5LYStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (51.5%). Flats make up 7.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST4 5LY area is above that, at 71.8%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.8% of households against 20.5%. 38.4% own outright and 33.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned71.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented19.8%20.5%
- Social rented8.3%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 2.3 people living in it. 27.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 17.1%. 23.1% 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 5LY sits in (Oakhill & Trent Vale): about 1,507 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.