Florence

Stoke-on-Trent · West Midlands · population 6,296 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

7Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,401 of 6,856 in England
  • #660 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #28 of 33 in Stoke-on-Trent
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,113
Median age (est.)33
Density6,614per km²
No qualifications33%
Degree or above19%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 25%15–24 14%25–44 29%45–64 20%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 13%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 13%Other: 17%
One person 30%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 13%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Process & plant 20% · Elementary 17% · Sales & customer service 12%

All occupation groups
Process & plant20%
Elementary17%
Sales & customer service12%
Caring & leisure11%
Professional10%
Skilled trades9%
Managers & directors8%
Associate professional7%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 48%Asian: 44%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 5%
White 48%Asian 44%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Muslim 44% · Christian 30% · No religion 19%

Born outside the UK: 28%

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

Florence is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,401 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 33 in Stoke-on-Trent. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (40) and lowest on Education (3). Typical homes here, about £130,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 35 sales), 19% below the wider Stoke-on-Trent median of £160,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,635 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 100 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 8 · #6,312
Employment 12 · #6,065
Education 3 · #6,654
Health 10 · #6,188
Crime 22 · #5,366
Housing & access 40 · #4,097
Living environment 4 · #6,551

House prices ?

£130,000median (12m) · +3.8% yr · n=35
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£130,00035+3.8%+30.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£155,00019-4.0%+22.0%
Terraced£95,15014-13.5%+36.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£130,000
Stoke-on-Trent£160,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£33,635±£4,843 · #5,459 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£23,238
Price-to-income ?3.9×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

21Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

100 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 633 offences
Stoke-on-Trent117
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,958 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences335
Theft109
Burglary16
Vehicle crime21
Criminal damage & arson42
Public order & weapons63
Drugs19
Robbery6
Other22

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 90 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 →

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