Housing in ST5 1JQ
What the homes in ST5 1JQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Newcastle Town
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,671 (2024)
ST5 1JQNewcastle
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (39.2%). Flats make up 44.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
52.9% of households in the ST5 1JQ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 30.3% own outright and 22.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned52.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented14.1%20.5%
- Social rented32.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 47.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.3%). 17.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Newcastle-under-Lyme (August 2026, +7.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ST5 1JQ (Newcastle Town) (about 1,671 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.