Social housing in Stoke-on-Trent
22.3% of households in Stoke-on-Trent are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is above the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in Stoke-on-Trent?
Stoke-on-Trent ranks 59th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 110,381 households, 24,573 are social homes (22.3%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does Stoke-on-Trent compare with the UK average?
At +4.8 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, Stoke-on-Trent sits above the national level.
Stoke-on-Trent at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about Stoke-on-Trent.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, Stoke-on-Trent has 117 schools — 98 state-funded and 19 independent. That includes 71 primary and 15 secondary schools. Of the 41 with a published Ofsted grade, 90% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 84 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in Stoke-on-Trent, offering about 4,230 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in Stoke-on-Trent sits in decile 2 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 52% of its 163 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £1,833 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).