Housing in ST6 2LA
What the homes in ST6 2LA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cobridge & Central Forest
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,108 (2024)
ST6 2LAStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (60%). Flats make up 20.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST6 2LA area is well below that, at 34.2%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 45.2% of households against 20.5%. 22.7% own outright and 11.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented45.2%20.5%
- Social rented19.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 43.3% 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 29.3%. 25.1% 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 2LA sits in (Cobridge & Central Forest): about 2,108 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.