Porthill
Newcastle-under-Lyme · West Midlands · population 7,506 · 5 LSOAs
Postcode ST5
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,309 of 6,856 in England
- #291 of 736 in West Midlands
- #9 of 16 in Newcastle-under-Lyme
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 18% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 6%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Porthill sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,309 of 6,856 in England, and #9 of 16 in Newcastle-under-Lyme. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (95) but weak on Living environment (21). Typical homes here sold for about £162,250 over the past year, up 25% across five years (from 130 sales), 19% below the wider Newcastle-under-Lyme median of £200,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #394 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £33,949 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 79 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £162,250 | 130 | +14.3% | +24.8% |
| Detached | £250,000 | 11 | -7.4% | +6.4% |
| Semi-detached | £195,000 | 54 | +8.3% | +39.3% |
| Terraced | £134,000 | 55 | +3.1% | +21.8% |
| Flat | £106,500 | 10 | +10.9% | +12.1% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #394 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,033 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 219 |
| Theft | 154 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 36 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 50 |
| Public order & weapons | 65 |
| Drugs | 26 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Other | 13 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 115 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Newcastle-under-Lyme
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Whiston NorthKnowsley52£213,000
- BolehallTamworth52£235,000
- Calne NorthWiltshire52£260,000
- Downham MarketKing's Lynn and West Norfolk52£261,500
- Pewsey & LockeridgeWiltshire52£360,000
- Ley StreetRedbridge52£544,500