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Housing in ST6 8JS

What the homes in ST6 8JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Norton
Council
Stoke-on-Trent
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,659 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (66.7%). Flats make up 20.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

ST6 8JSEngland
Detached6%22.9%
Semi-detached66.7%31.5%
Terraced6.4%23%
Purpose-built flat19.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST6 8JS area is well below that, at 38.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.6% of households against 20.5%. 19.5% own outright and 19.2% with a mortgage.

ST6 8JS
39%
15%
46%
England
  • Owned38.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented14.6%20.5%
  • Social rented46.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

ST6 8JSEngland
Owned outright19.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council39%8.3%
From a housing association7.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 37.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ST6 8JSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 26.1%. 30.4% of households include dependent children.

ST6 8JSEngland
Living alone, under 6626.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.1%12.8%
Couple, no children11.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.3%7.7%
Rents

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.

Stoke-on-TrentEngland
All homes£715£1,459
One bedroom£518£1,195
Two bedrooms£662£1,335
Three bedrooms£796£1,489
Four or more£1,080£2,161
Detached£905£1,640
Semi-detached£763£1,449
Terraced£722£1,435
Flat or maisonette£576£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood ST6 8JS sits in (Norton): about 1,659 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.

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