Housing in ST4 7BS
What the homes in ST4 7BS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Basford & Hartshill
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,284 (2024)
ST4 7BSStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (39.8%). Flats make up 21.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST4 7BS area is broadly in line with that, at 56.6%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.6% of households against 20.5%. 21.9% own outright and 34.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented21.6%20.5%
- Social rented21.4%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 2.3 people living in it. 33.9% 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 23.8%. 28.8% 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 7BS sits in (Basford & Hartshill): about 2,284 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.