Housing in ST5 8SH
What the homes in ST5 8SH 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
- 1,336 (2024)
ST5 8SHNewcastle
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (67%). Flats make up 1.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST5 8SH area is well above that, at 91.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.9% of households against 20.5%. 60.1% own outright and 31.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned91.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented7.9%20.5%
- Social rented0.8%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 2.2 people living in it. 28.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.3%. 19.2% 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 8SH sits in (Talke & Crackley): about 1,336 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.