Housing in ST7 8LT
What the homes in ST7 8LT 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
- 1,509 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (36%). Flats make up 2.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST7 8LT area is above that, at 83.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.9% of households against 20.5%. 50.9% own outright and 32.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned83.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented13.9%20.5%
- Social rented2.7%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 2.1 people living in it. 32.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.6%. 18% 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 8LT sits in (Audley & Bignall End): about 1,509 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.