Housing in ST7 8LD
What the homes in ST7 8LD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Audley & Bignall End
- Council
- Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,489 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (42.9%). Flats make up 5.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST7 8LD area is above that, at 78.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.2% of households against 20.5%. 47.6% own outright and 31.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented7.2%20.5%
- Social rented13.7%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 2.3 people living in it. 25.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.7%. 22.8% 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 ST7 8LD sits in (Audley & Bignall End): about 1,489 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.