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Housing in ST4 9TP

What the homes in ST4 9TP 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
1,857 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (55.4%). Flats make up 24.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

ST4 9TPEngland
Detached4.3%22.9%
Semi-detached15.8%31.5%
Terraced55.4%23%
Purpose-built flat14.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST4 9TP area is well below that, at 37.5%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 50.2% of households against 20.5%. 17.1% own outright and 20.4% with a mortgage.

ST4 9TP
38%
50%
England
  • Owned37.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented50.2%20.5%
  • Social rented11.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

ST4 9TPEngland
Owned outright17.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent47.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council3.5%8.3%
From a housing association8.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 42.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ST4 9TPEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 35.9%. 21.8% of households include dependent children.

ST4 9TPEngland
Living alone, under 6635.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.5%12.8%
Couple, no children14.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.9%7.7%
Rents

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.

Stoke-on-TrentEngland
All homes£715£1,459
One bedroom£518£1,195
Two bedrooms£662£1,335
Three bedrooms£796£1,489
Four or more£1,080£2,161
Detached£905£1,640
Semi-detached£763£1,449
Terraced£722£1,435
Flat or maisonette£576£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood ST4 9TP sits in (Boothen & Penkhull): about 1,857 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.

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