ST8 postcode area · Biddulph

The ST8 postcode district covers Biddulph and spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Staffordshire Moorlands, Stoke-on-Trent. Area Scores range from 32 to 85 across them. Every full ST8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the ST8 district: Endon & Brown Edge scores 86 out of 100 (#978 of 6,856 nationally) while Biddulph Central sits at 32 — neighbours on the map, 54 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £161,000 in Biddulph Central to £285,000 in Endon & Brown Edge — a 1.8× gap within the ST8 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Staffordshire Moorlands and Stoke-on-Trent — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,837a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime52per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)49
Owner-occupied78%

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 ST8 district

£211,250median home sold over the past year · +17.4% over 5 years · +2.5% over the year · 312 sales
Detached£285,000
Semi-detached£185,000
Terraced£150,000
Flat£89,950
Staffordshire Moorlands£227,000
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
Endon & Brown EdgeStaffordshire Moorlands 97886 £285,000
Biddulph North & BrownleesStaffordshire Moorlands 1,07484 £232,450
Biddulph Moor & RudyardStaffordshire Moorlands 1,10984 £255,000
Great Chell & PackmoorStoke-on-Trent 4,48834 £195,000
Biddulph CentralStaffordshire Moorlands 4,65932 £161,000

People living in ST8 Census 2021

Residents35,672
Median age (est.)49
Density358per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above26%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 29%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 11%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 28%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades14%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 38% · Muslim 0%

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.

Towns & places in ST8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the ST8 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around ST8.

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.