Longton West & Sandford Hill
Stoke-on-Trent · West Midlands · population 10,873 · 8 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,051 of 6,856 in England
- #601 of 736 in West Midlands
- #22 of 33 in Stoke-on-Trent
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 19% · Skilled trades 14% · Caring & leisure 13%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 19% |
| Skilled trades | 14% |
| Caring & leisure | 13% |
| Process & plant | 12% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Associate professional | 9% |
| Professional | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 48% · No religion 42% · Muslim 3%
Born outside the UK: 8%
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 West & Sandford Hill is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,051 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #22 of 33 in Stoke-on-Trent. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (85) but weak on Health (6). Typical homes here, about £150,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 39% in five years (from 133 sales), 6% below the wider Stoke-on-Trent median of £160,000. Typical household take-home income is around £28,961 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 204 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 | £150,000 | 133 | +7.5% | +38.9% |
| Detached | £190,000 | 21 | -20.0% | +46.2% |
| Semi-detached | £157,000 | 64 | +1.3% | +31.4% |
| Terraced | £117,750 | 48 | +13.2% | +66.5% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
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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 ?
- #4,613 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 #6,193 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 842 |
| Theft | 447 |
| Burglary | 92 |
| Vehicle crime | 89 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 190 |
| Public order & weapons | 341 |
| Drugs | 100 |
| Robbery | 49 |
| Other | 72 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 572 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.
- StoneycroftLiverpool12£155,500
- BlakelawNewcastle upon Tyne12£140,000
- ChiltonCounty Durham12£126,000
- Shotton & HaswellCounty Durham12£122,000
- GreensteadColchester12£250,000
- Hackney MarshesHackney12£380,000