Housing in ST5 5LS
What the homes in ST5 5LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,708 (2024)
ST5 5LSNewcastle
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (72%). Flats make up 1.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST5 5LS area is above that, at 84.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.8% of households against 20.5%. 49.5% own outright and 35% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented10.8%20.5%
- Social rented3.7%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. 22.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 25.5%. 21.3% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood ST5 5LS sits in (Loggerheads & Baldwins Gate): about 2,708 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.