Old Town Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Old Town Road is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Old Town Road is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Old Town Road is located in the Birches Head and Central Forest Park ward of the Stoke-on-Trent district in Staffordshire.
Coordinates 53.030723, -2.173224
Grid Ref SJ884481
Suburb Sneyd Green
Constituency Stoke-on-Trent Central
Postcodes ST1 2ER

House Prices

The average house price in Old Town Road is 158.27% lower than the rest of Stoke-on-Trent. The last sale we have on record is 57 Old Town Road, that sold for £55,000. The average house price in Stoke-on-Trent is £142,050 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Old Town Road

Date No. Type Price
10/06/2022 57 Terrace £55,000
10/06/2022 59 Terrace £55,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Old Town Road, Staffordshire

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Staffordshire Police in Old Town Road during July 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Old Town Road and compared that to the average for the Birches Head and Central Forest Park ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Old Town Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Birches Head and Central Forest Park ward

Social economic statistics for Old Town Road

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Old Town Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Old Town Road is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Old Town Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Old Town Road are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Old Town Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Old Town Road are in the top 10% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Old Town Road are in the top 10% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Old Town Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Old Town Road are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Old Town Road

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Old Town Road.

Unemployment in Old Town Road

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
4.72% of Old Town Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Old Town Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Old Town Road. The proportion of retirees on Old Town Road is 10.02% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
8.58% of Old Town Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Old Town Road

The proportion of home owners on Old Town Road is 24.32% lower than the national average of 62%. 39.86% of properties in Old Town Road are private rented and 21.74% are social rented.
37.68% of residents of Old Town Road own their home

Country of Birth of Old Town Road residents

The proportion if Old Town Road residents born in the UK is 12.52% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 29.87% of Old Town Road residents were born outside the UK.
70.13% of Old Town Road residents were born in the UK

Old Town Road Summary

With house prices in Old Town Road less than the average for Staffordshire and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Old Town Road is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Old Town Road has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Old Town Road maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Old Town Road has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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