Norton

Stoke-on-Trent · West Midlands · population 8,393 · 5 LSOAs

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

16Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,770 of 6,856 in England
  • #562 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #19 of 33 in Stoke-on-Trent
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,311
Median age (est.)41
Density1,482per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above19%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 27%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 27%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 14%Other: 13%
One person 31%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Skilled trades15%
Caring & leisure14%
Professional12%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional9%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 2%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 2%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 43% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Norton is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,770 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #19 of 33 in Stoke-on-Trent. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (56) and lowest on Health (13). Typical homes here, about £151,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 91 sales), 6% below the wider Stoke-on-Trent median of £160,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,080 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 81 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 18 · #5,626
Employment 14 · #5,900
Education 14 · #5,887
Health 13 · #5,976
Crime 24 · #5,235
Housing & access 41 · #4,063
Living environment 56 · #3,007

House prices ?

£151,000median (12m) · +5.2% yr · n=91
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£151,00091+5.2%+25.8%
Detached£237,00017+12.9%+21.5%
Semi-detached£153,25048+7.5%+39.3%
Terraced£123,75026-3.3%+26.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£151,000
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)£32,080±£4,687 · #5,934 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,413
Price-to-income ?4.7×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 ?

43Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

81 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 678 offences
Stoke-on-Trent117
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,114 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences369
Theft43
Burglary25
Vehicle crime29
Criminal damage & arson84
Public order & weapons80
Drugs24
Robbery5
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 192 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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