Housing in ST8 6RL
What the homes in ST8 6RL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Biddulph North & Brownlees
- Council
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,458 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (65.4%). Flats make up 0%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST8 6RL area is well above that, at 93.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.3% of households against 20.5%. 66.1% own outright and 27.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned93.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented6.3%20.5%
- Social rented0.3%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 2.2 people living in it. 25% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 23.7%. 15.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Staffordshire Moorlands
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Staffordshire Moorlands, August 2026, +7.5% 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 ST8 6RL sits in (Biddulph North & Brownlees): about 1,458 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.