Meir North

Stoke-on-Trent · West Midlands · population 6,847 · 4 LSOAs

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

8Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,284 of 6,856 in England
  • #636 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #25 of 33 in Stoke-on-Trent
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,774
Median age (est.)36
Density4,904per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above17%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 35%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 35%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 17%Other: 11%
One person 34%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 17%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 20% · Caring & leisure 15% · Skilled trades 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary20%
Caring & leisure15%
Skilled trades14%
Process & plant13%
Sales & customer service9%
Associate professional9%
Professional7%
Administrative7%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 2%Black: 3%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 2%Black 3%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 48% · Christian 44% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Meir North is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,284 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #25 of 33 in Stoke-on-Trent. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (55) and lowest on Health (5). Typical homes here, about £155,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 63% in five years (from 79 sales), in line with the wider Stoke-on-Trent median of £160,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,606 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 97 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 9 · #6,243
Employment 7 · #6,387
Education 12 · #6,065
Health 5 · #6,517
Crime 9 · #6,209
Housing & access 42 · #3,947
Living environment 55 · #3,055

House prices ?

£155,000median (12m) · -6.1% yr · n=79
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£155,00079-6.1%+63.2%
Detached£250,0009-11.4%+58.2%
Semi-detached£148,50038+2.4%+44.2%
Terraced£140,00032-13.6%+67.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£155,000
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)£29,606±£4,203 · #6,471 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,129
Price-to-income ?5.2×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 ?

24Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

97 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 664 offences
Stoke-on-Trent117
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,841 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences355
Theft51
Burglary39
Vehicle crime23
Criminal damage & arson63
Public order & weapons78
Drugs25
Robbery7
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 123 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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