Meir Park

Stoke-on-Trent · West Midlands · population 5,310 · 4 LSOAs

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

79Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,444 of 6,856 in England
  • #119 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #2 of 33 in Stoke-on-Trent
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,321
Median age (est.)48
Density2,726per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above29%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 50%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 8%
Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 4%Private rent 8%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 24%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 34% · Muslim 1%

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

Meir Park is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,444 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 33 in Stoke-on-Trent. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (99) and lowest on Housing & access (44). Typical homes here, about £222,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 68 sales), 39% 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, #93 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £38,950 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 82 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 86 · #951
Employment 72 · #1,924
Education 65 · #2,390
Health 45 · #3,782
Crime 61 · #2,699
Housing & access 44 · #3,857
Living environment 99 · #94

House prices ?

£222,500median (12m) · +1.1% yr · n=68
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£222,50068+1.1%+25.1%
Detached£270,00039+3.1%+20.0%
Semi-detached£190,00021+11.8%+17.3%
Terraced£170,0008+7.3%+25.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£222,500
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)£38,950±£5,498 · #3,728 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,884
Price-to-income ?5.7×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 ?

99Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

82 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 436 offences
Stoke-on-Trent117
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,172 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences139
Theft143
Burglary33
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons43
Drugs3
Robbery7
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 126 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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