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Housing in ST5 1QY

What the homes in ST5 1QY 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
2,243 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49.8%). Flats make up 60.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

ST5 1QYEngland
Detached1.1%22.9%
Semi-detached5.4%31.5%
Terraced33.4%23%
Purpose-built flat49.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

23.7% of households in the ST5 1QY area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 15.4% own outright and 8.3% with a mortgage.

ST5 1QY
24%
36%
39%
England
  • Owned23.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented36.5%20.5%
  • Social rented38.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

ST5 1QYEngland
Owned outright15.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan8.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent33.5%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council11.4%8.3%
From a housing association27.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 56.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ST5 1QYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (42%). 10.7% of households include dependent children.

ST5 1QYEngland
Living alone, under 6642%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.3%12.8%
Couple, no children11.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children5.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.9%7.7%
Rents

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.

Newcastle-under-LymeEngland
All homes£833£1,459
One bedroom£580£1,195
Two bedrooms£744£1,335
Three bedrooms£896£1,489
Four or more£1,309£2,161
Detached£1,139£1,640
Semi-detached£867£1,449
Terraced£835£1,435
Flat or maisonette£663£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around ST5 1QY (Newcastle Town) (about 2,243 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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