Meir South & Lightwood
Stoke-on-Trent · West Midlands · population 8,545 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,763 of 6,856 in England
- #560 of 736 in West Midlands
- #18 of 33 in Stoke-on-Trent
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 15% · Professional 14% · Process & plant 11%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 15% |
| Professional | 14% |
| Process & plant | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Associate professional | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 43% · No religion 39% · Muslim 12%
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 South & Lightwood is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,763 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 33 in Stoke-on-Trent. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (71) but weak on Employment (15). Typical homes here sold for about £191,000 over the past year, down 4% across five years (from 66 sales), 19% above the wider Stoke-on-Trent median of £160,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,763 a year, in the bottom third 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £191,000 | 66 | +9.1% | -4.5% |
| Detached | £293,500 | 26 | -6.8% | +19.8% |
| Semi-detached | £165,500 | 34 | +3.3% | +40.3% |
| Terraced | £157,500 | 6 | +26.0% | +35.8% |
| 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 ?
- #4,217 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 #4,154 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 385 |
| Theft | 84 |
| Burglary | 37 |
| Vehicle crime | 23 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 59 |
| Public order & weapons | 71 |
| Drugs | 19 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Other | 13 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 172 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.
- Bognor Regis CentralArun16£170,000
- Waterfoot & StacksteadsRossendale16£166,000
- Acocks Green EastBirmingham16£232,000
- Catford BridgeLewisham16£435,000
- Southall Green WestEaling16£490,000
- Wood StreetWaltham Forest16£500,000