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ST1 postcode area · Stoke-on-Trent

The ST1 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Stoke-on-Trent. Area Scores range from 4 to 43 across them. Every full ST1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the ST1 district's neighbourhoods is Birches Head (44 out of 100, #3,851 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Longport & Burslem Park (4). 8 of the 9 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £96,000 in Hanley & Etruria to £169,000 in Birches Head — a 1.8× gap within the ST1 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£29,498a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime156per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied49%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the ST1 district

£128,000median home sold over the past year · +21.9% over 5 years · +9.4% over the year · 327 sales
Detached£222,000
Semi-detached£165,500
Terraced£105,000
Flat£79,950
Stoke-on-Trent£160,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Birches HeadStoke-on-Trent 3,85144 £169,000
Smallthorne & Sneyd GreenStoke-on-Trent 5,11925 £166,000
Shelton & Joiner's SquareStoke-on-Trent 5,42721 £120,000
Townsend & Eaton ParkStoke-on-Trent 5,55719 £151,750
NorthwoodStoke-on-Trent 6,2778 £111,250
Cobridge & Central ForestStoke-on-Trent 6,2988 £115,000
Abbey HultonStoke-on-Trent 6,5315 £151,250
Hanley & EtruriaStoke-on-Trent 6,5454 £96,000
Longport & Burslem ParkStoke-on-Trent 6,5454 £113,710

People living in ST1 Census 2021

Residents72,815
Median age (est.)36
Density2,965per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above21%
No car or van33%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 15%25–44 29%45–64 23%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 25%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 36%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Process & plant 12% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Process & plant12%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades12%
Sales & customer service11%
Professional10%
Associate professional9%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 75%Asian: 15%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 3%
White 75%Asian 15%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 36% · Muslim 16%

Born outside the UK: 19%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around ST1.

ST2 ST6 ST12 ST4 ST55 ST5 ST9 ST3

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.