Housing in ST6 1LY
What the homes in ST6 1LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Smallthorne & Sneyd Green
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,686 (2024)
ST6 1LYStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (50.9%). Flats make up 12.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST6 1LY area is below that, at 44.6%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.7% of households against 20.5%. 22.7% own outright and 21.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned44.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented24.7%20.5%
- Social rented29.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.1%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. 39.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 26.6%. 25.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Stoke-on-Trent
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Stoke-on-Trent, August 2026, +5.4% 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 ST6 1LY sits in (Smallthorne & Sneyd Green): about 1,686 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.