Housing in ST5 3JS
What the homes in ST5 3JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Westlands & Seabridge
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,571 (2024)
ST5 3JSNewcastle
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (78.5%). Flats make up 12.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST5 3JS area is above that, at 84.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 5.5% of households against 20.5%. 57.5% own outright and 27.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented5.5%20.5%
- Social rented9.3%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 2.3 people living in it. 28.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 21.9%. 19.4% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood ST5 3JS sits in (Westlands & Seabridge): about 1,571 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.