Fenton
Stoke-on-Trent · West Midlands · population 7,982 · 5 LSOAs
Postcode ST4
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,291 of 6,856 in England
- #638 of 736 in West Midlands
- #26 of 33 in Stoke-on-Trent
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 21% · Caring & leisure 14% · Process & plant 13%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 21% |
| Caring & leisure | 14% |
| Process & plant | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Professional | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Associate professional | 7% |
| Managers & directors | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 46% · No religion 42% · Muslim 5%
Born outside the UK: 11%
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
Fenton is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,291 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #26 of 33 in Stoke-on-Trent. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (85) but weak on Living environment (4). Typical homes here, about £108,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 45% in five years (from 102 sales), 32% below the wider Stoke-on-Trent median of £160,000. Typical household take-home income is around £28,096 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 182 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above 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 | £108,500 | 102 | +8.5% | +44.7% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
| Semi-detached | £169,000 | 18 | +7.6% | +31.0% |
| Terraced | £105,000 | 80 | +9.4% | +50.0% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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 ?
- #5,079 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 #6,110 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 630 |
| Theft | 218 |
| Burglary | 72 |
| Vehicle crime | 83 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 140 |
| Public order & weapons | 171 |
| Drugs | 70 |
| Robbery | 22 |
| Other | 44 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 311 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 Stoke-on-Trent
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- GreasboroughRotherham8£153,500
- Deighton & BrackenhallKirklees8£155,000
- Osmondthorpe & Neville HillLeeds8£170,000
- Halewood SouthKnowsley8£190,000
- LupsetWakefield8£190,000
- Brimsdown & Ponders EndEnfield8£375,000