Living in ST1, Stoke-on-Trent
What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around ST1 in Stoke-on-Trent. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.
- Homes on the streets around central ST1 sold at a median of £79,000 across 28 recorded sales, below the England average of £290,000 (HM Land Registry).
- Prices across Stoke-on-Trent are down 0.8% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
- Of the 77 schools within about 3 miles, 75% are rated Good or Outstanding, against 90% of state schools in England (Ofsted).
- The centre of ST1 is in flood zone 1 (low probability), on the Environment Agency flood map for planning.
- A Band D household in Stoke-on-Trent pays £2,183 in council tax for 2026-27, every precept included (MHCLG).
- Police recorded 694 crimes within roughly a mile of the centre in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Figures gathered 15 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.
House prices
Average price in Stoke-on-Trent: £147,377, down 0.8% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider West Midlands average is £236,098.
Check sold prices for a specific address in ST1 →
See where ST1 ranks across West Midlands →
Council tax at Band D in Stoke-on-Trent: £2,183 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →
Compare ST1 with another district
Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for ST1 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.
What actually sold around ST1
28 recorded home sales on the streets around central ST1 in the last 2 years, with a median of £79,000 and a range from £30,000 to £210,000. Mostly terraced houses.
| Address | Type | Sold for | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71A Upper Hillchurch Street, ST1 2HQ | Terraced | £60,000 | 2 Jun 2026 |
| 13 Matthews Walk, ST1 3QX | Flat or maisonette | £46,000 | 13 May 2026 |
| 26 Hope Street, ST1 5BS | Terraced | £40,000 | 8 Apr 2026 |
| 13 Matthews Walk, ST1 3QX | Flat or maisonette | £35,000 | 7 Apr 2026 |
| 13 Arbour Street, ST1 2HF | Terraced | £85,000 | 26 Mar 2026 |
| 52 Stafford Street, ST1 1JB | Flat or maisonette | £192,000 | 24 Mar 2026 |
How to read this
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Schools nearby
77 schools within 3 miles , of which 75% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
| Nearest well-rated schools | Stage | Ofsted | Distance | Admitted from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy | Primary | Outstanding | 1.3 mi away | no figure |
| New Ford Academy | Primary | Outstanding | 1.5 mi away | no figure |
| Co-op Academy Glebe | Primary | Outstanding | 2.0 mi away | no figure |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 2.6 mi away | no figure |
| Mill Hill Primary Academy | Primary | Outstanding | 2.7 mi away | no figure |
| Hanley St Luke's Church of England Academy | Primary | Good | 0.3 mi away | no figure |
49 state primary and 9 state secondary schools within range, plus 5 fee-paying schools.
Private schools
5 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Excellence Girls Academy, Phoenix Independent School, Sporting Stars Academy, The Registry, The Valiant School.
All 5 fee-paying schools near ST1, with ages and admissions →
Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.
Universities
1 higher education institution within 3 miles: University of Staffordshire.
Relevant beyond study: a large student population shapes rental demand, and term-time letting is a different market from family letting.
What people here do for work
The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.
| Occupation group | Share of workers |
|---|---|
| Elementary occupations | 21.9% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 13.9% |
| Caring, leisure and other service | 12.8% |
| Sales and customer service | 12.0% |
| Professional occupations | 11.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.
How ST1 has changed since 2011
The biggest move: private renting, up 19.7 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.
How to read this
The census neighbourhood at the centre of ST1 (E01014287, 2,131 residents in 2021, up 24.8% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: private renting, up 19.7 points.
| Measure | 2011 | 2021 | Change | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 31.5% | 19.4% | -12.1 pts | -2.0 pts |
| Households renting privately | 23.6% | 43.3% | +19.7 pts | +3.7 pts |
| Households renting socially | 42.2% | 36.5% | -5.7 pts | -0.6 pts |
| Residents under 15 | 19.1% | 18.8% | -0.3 pts | -0.3 pts |
| Residents 65 and over | 10.8% | 9.2% | -1.6 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Adults with a degree or equivalent | 15.2% | 23.6% | +8.4 pts | +6.5 pts |
| Residents born outside the UK | 26.5% | 35.8% | +9.3 pts | +3.6 pts |
| Residents in good or very good health | 73.2% | 76.2% | +3.0 pts | +0.8 pts |
| Residents in a white ethnic group | 59.1% | 55.0% | -4.1 pts | -4.4 pts |
Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.
Crime
694 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central ST1 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.
Flood risk
Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.
Deprivation
This area falls in decile 1 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (most deprived nationally), based on Stoke-on-Trent's figures.
Getting around & nearby essentials
9 supermarkets, 13 pharmacies, 90 restaurants and cafés, 42 pubs, 2 hospitals within a mile of central ST1, hospitals within three miles.
Buses from the centre of ST1
Best-served stop: Quadrant Road, with 21.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.
Evenings, Sundays and routes
The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of ST1 is Quadrant Road: 21.0 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 7.8 in the evening and 5.2 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:21, last 23:05. Routes there: 5, 9, 16, 7A, 9A, 7. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.
Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.
Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)
GP practices and A&E
3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of ST1. The nearest, Prima Care Surgeries, has 11,376 registered patients and 3,333 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.
| Practice | From the centre | Patients | Per qualified GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prima Care Surgeries | 0.1 mi | 11,376 | 3,333 |
| Harley Street Medical Ctr | 0.3 mi | 7,958 | 2,949 |
| The Moorcroft Medical Ctr | 0.4 mi | 12,581 | 2,855 |
Nearest A&E: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, where 49.6% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026.
How to read this
NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.
Source: NHS England, monthly releases
Council tax and the council's finances
A Band D household in Stoke-on-Trent pays £2,183 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.1% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Stoke-on-Trent, and how it compares.
| Year | Band D bill | Rise |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | £1,743 | +5.0% |
| 2022-23 | £1,797 | +3.1% |
| 2023-24 | £1,886 | +5.0% |
| 2024-25 | £1,979 | +4.9% |
| 2025-26 | £2,078 | +5.0% |
| 2026-27 | £2,183 | +5.1% |
Exceptional Financial Support. Stoke-on-Trent was agreed support by government for 2026-27 (£10.5m), 2025-26 (£16.8m), 2024-25 (£21.371m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.
How to read this
A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.
Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists
Common questions about ST1
What is the average house price in ST1?
The average sold price in Stoke-on-Trent is £147,377 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.
Are house prices rising in ST1?
Prices in Stoke-on-Trent are down 0.8% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).
What do houses actually sell for in ST1?
The median of 28 recorded sales around central ST1 in the last 2 years is £79,000, ranging from £30,000 to £210,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).
Are the schools good in ST1?
77 schools sit within 3 miles of central ST1, and 75% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.
How much crime is there in ST1?
694 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central ST1 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).
Is ST1 at risk of flooding?
Central ST1 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.
Is ST1 a good place to live?
That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 75% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £79,000; the area sits in decile 1 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 694 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.
Is ST1 safe?
694 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central ST1 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.
Neighbouring districts
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