Housing in ST5 5LT
What the homes in ST5 5LT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Silverdale & Keele
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,545 (2024)
ST5 5LTNewcastle
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (45.5%). Flats make up 4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST5 5LT area is above that, at 74.9%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17% of households against 20.5%. 41.9% own outright and 32.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented17%20.5%
- Social rented7.4%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. 26.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.6%. 23.2% 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 5LT sits in (Silverdale & Keele): about 3,545 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.