Housing in ST5 7LT
What the homes in ST5 7LT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Talke & Crackley
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,494 (2024)
ST5 7LTNewcastle
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (66.6%). Flats make up 7.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST5 7LT area is above that, at 82.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7% of households against 20.5%. 39% own outright and 43.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned82.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented7%20.5%
- Social rented10%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 24.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 23.9%. 28.9% 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 7LT sits in (Talke & Crackley): about 1,494 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.