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ST12 postcode area · Stoke-on-Trent

The ST12 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Stafford, Staffordshire Moorlands, Stoke-on-Trent. Area Scores range from 13 to 93 across them. Every full ST12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The ST12 district contains both ends of the scale: Trentham East at 93 out of 100 (#451 of 6,856 in England) against Newstead & Blurton South at 13, an 80-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £120,000 in Shelton & Joiner's Square to £326,000 in Barlaston, Tittensor & Swynnerton — a 2.7× gap within the ST12 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Stafford, Staffordshire Moorlands and Stoke-on-Trent — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,659a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime97per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied59%

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 ST12 district

£319,000median home sold over the past year · -5.5% over 5 years · -3.5% over the year · 58 sales
Detached£458,750
Semi-detached£272,000
Terraced£244,000
Flat—
Stoke-on-Trent£160,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Trentham EastStoke-on-Trent 45193 £281,000
Barlaston, Tittensor & SwynnertonStafford 2,06870 £326,000
Leek TownStaffordshire Moorlands 4,59133 £151,000
Shelton & Joiner's SquareStoke-on-Trent 5,42721 £120,000
Newstead & Blurton SouthStoke-on-Trent 5,95513 £210,000

People living in ST12 Census 2021

Residents39,672
Median age (est.)39
Density465per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above30%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 15%25–44 26%45–64 24%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 19%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 34%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 14% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary14%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors11%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure10%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant8%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 8%Black: 2%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 86%Asian 8%Black 2%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 38% · Muslim 6%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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.

Towns & places in ST12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the ST12 district.

Leek

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around ST12.

ST3 ST4 ST2 ST1 ST11 ST55 ST5 ST6

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.