Housing in ST5 6LF
What the homes in ST5 6LF 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
- 1,852 (2024)
ST5 6LFNewcastle
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (37.9%). Flats make up 8.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST5 6LF area is broadly in line with that, at 65.5%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.1% of households against 20.5%. 41.6% own outright and 23.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented19.1%20.5%
- Social rented14.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 19.1%. 19.8% 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 6LF sits in (Silverdale & Keele): about 1,852 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.