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Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent is a unitary council in the West Midlands. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Stoke-on-Trent is the cheapest place to buy or rent in the West Midlands: the average home costs £149k and two bedroom rent is £662 a month, both the lowest of the 30 councils in the region. Each GP has 2,716 patients, the most in the region. Healthy life expectancy for women has fallen 5.4 years since 2011 to 2013, to 53.5, lower than at 97% of UK councils. The average home has 98.2 ha of parks and public gardens within 1km, more than at 93% of councils.

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Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,183

Lower than 92% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£149k

Lower than 95% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

The lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Up 2.9% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£662

Lower than 91% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Up 5.7% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings4.6

Lower than 90% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home68

Lower than 65% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 5th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van27.3%

Higher than 81% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

5th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station10.1%

Lower than 88% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket90.8%

Higher than 80% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

5th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy94.2%

Higher than 81% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

6th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available90.2%

Higher than 82% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

6th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%

Lower than 69% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 6th lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

No change since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score40.0

Lower than 96% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

The lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,716

Higher than 92% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

The highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Joint highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents110.3

Higher than 90% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Down 10.7% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households8.8

Higher than 88% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

3rd highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year24.4

Lower than 93% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier90.5%

Higher than 55% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents5.3

Lower than 68% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 3.3% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.2

Lower than 92% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.4

Higher than 69% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women53.5 yrs

Lower than 97% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Down 5.4 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home98.2 ha

Higher than 93% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

4th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean10.3 µg/m³

Higher than 73% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

8th highest of the 30 councils in the West Midlands.

Down 29.5% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Stoke-on-Trent shares a boundary with Newcastle-under-Lyme, Stafford and Staffordshire Moorlands. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Stoke-on-Trent£662
  2. Staffordshire Moorlands£685
  3. Newcastle-under-Lyme£744
  4. Stafford£791
Average house price, all homes
  1. Stoke-on-Trent£149k
  2. Newcastle-under-Lyme£210k
  3. Staffordshire Moorlands£228k
  4. Stafford£260k
Council tax, band D
  1. Stoke-on-Trent£2,183
  2. Stafford£2,303
  3. Newcastle-under-Lyme£2,334
  4. Staffordshire Moorlands£2,338
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Staffordshire Moorlands55.4
  2. Stafford63.1
  3. Newcastle-under-Lyme70.3
  4. Stoke-on-Trent110.3
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. Staffordshire Moorlands1,835
  2. Newcastle-under-Lyme1,956
  3. Stafford2,281
  4. Stoke-on-Trent2,716
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Stoke-on-Trent60%
  2. Staffordshire Moorlands63%
  3. Newcastle-under-Lyme64%
  4. Stafford67%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Staffordshire Moorlands6.2 µg/m³
  2. Stafford6.9 µg/m³
  3. Newcastle-under-Lyme8.6 µg/m³
  4. Stoke-on-Trent10.3 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Staffordshire Moorlands6.5%
  2. Stoke-on-Trent10.1%
  3. Stafford11.6%
  4. Newcastle-under-Lyme12.1%

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