Housing in ST6 5RT
What the homes in ST6 5RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Goldenhill & Sandyford
- Council
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,649 (2024)
ST6 5RTStoke-on-Trent
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (60.8%). Flats make up 7.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST6 5RT area is below that, at 51.9%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.5% of households against 20.5%. 29.2% own outright and 22.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented18.5%20.5%
- Social rented28.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.9%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 20.8%. 21.7% 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 5RT sits in (Goldenhill & Sandyford): about 1,649 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.