Longton East
Stoke-on-Trent · West Midlands · population 6,986 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,828 of 6,856 in England
- #159 of 736 in West Midlands
- #3 of 33 in Stoke-on-Trent
- Less deprived (top 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Skilled trades 15% · Elementary 13% · Professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Skilled trades | 15% |
| Elementary | 13% |
| Professional | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Associate professional | 10% |
| Process & plant | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 54% · No religion 38% · Muslim 2%
Born outside the UK: 3%
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
Longton East is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,828 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 33 in Stoke-on-Trent. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (90) but weak on Health (35). Typical homes here, about £180,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 117 sales), 12% above the wider Stoke-on-Trent median of £160,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #44 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £35,568 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 35 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below 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 | £180,000 | 117 | +5.9% | +29.0% |
| Detached | £220,000 | 32 | -10.6% | +35.8% |
| Semi-detached | £175,000 | 71 | +3.0% | +25.9% |
| Terraced | £163,000 | 13 | +14.0% | +48.9% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
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 ?
- #44 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 #797 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 128 |
| Theft | 30 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 29 |
| Public order & weapons | 21 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other | 9 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 43 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.
- AudenshawTameside73£270,000
- Elmdon Heath & Catherine-de-BarnesSolihull73£330,000
- BrauntonNorth Devon73£380,600
- Broughton EastMilton Keynes73£385,000
- KnaphillWoking73£410,000
- Wedmore & MarkSomerset73£565,000