Is Stoke-on-Trent a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Stoke-on-Trent, from official data · 11 postcode districts · 6,549 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Stoke-on-Trent, from official data · 11 postcode districts · 6,549 postcodes
The average home in Stoke-on-Trent sold for £147,377 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.8% on a year earlier. Across Stoke-on-Trent, police record 141 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Stoke-on-Trent, the nearest primary school is Waterside Primary School, 0.6 mi away, about a 11 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Stoke-on-Trent College, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is The Moorcroft Medical Ctr, 0.5 mi away, about a 9 minute walk.
Stoke-on-Trent station is 0.9 mi away, about a 18 minute walk; the nearest park, Berry Hill Fields, is 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk.
Across Stoke-on-Trent, police record 141 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Stoke-on-Trent sold for £147,377 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.8% on a year earlier. By type: detached £230,562, semi-detached £158,900, terraced £125,316, flats £89,184. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Waterside Primary School, 0.6 mi away, about a 11 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Stoke-on-Trent College, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Stoke-on-Trent is 0.9 mi away, about a 18 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £39,272 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).