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Housing in ST5 6SD

What the homes in ST5 6SD 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
2,660 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (54%). Flats make up 8.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

ST5 6SDEngland
Detached23.9%22.9%
Semi-detached54%31.5%
Terraced13.8%23%
Purpose-built flat6.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST5 6SD area is broadly in line with that, at 56.1%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 14.8% of households against 20.5%. 22.7% own outright and 33.4% with a mortgage.

ST5 6SD
56%
15%
27%
England
  • Owned56.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.4%1%
  • Private rented14.8%20.5%
  • Social rented26.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

ST5 6SDEngland
Owned outright22.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council9%8.3%
From a housing association17.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ST5 6SDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 22.6%. 31.9% of households include dependent children.

ST5 6SDEngland
Living alone, under 6618.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.5%12.8%
Couple, no children15.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.9%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood ST5 6SD sits in (Silverdale & Keele): about 2,660 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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