Housing in ST4 8QS
What the homes in ST4 8QS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hanford & Trentham West
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,651 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (51.8%). Flats make up 0.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST4 8QS area is well above that, at 89%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.9% of households against 20.5%. 61% own outright and 28.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned89%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented7.9%20.5%
- Social rented2.8%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 2.1 people living in it. 29.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 23.4%. 16.4% 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 8QS sits in (Hanford & Trentham West): about 1,651 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.