Renting in Stoke-on-Trent

Average Rent in Stoke-on-Trent

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The average rent in Stoke-on-Trent is £700/mo, with 3,206 live listings across 6 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Stoke-on-Trent rental appears.

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Renting in Stoke-on-Trent

What it costs to rent in Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent currently has 3,206 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £700 a month. 147 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 71% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is ST4 4BU at around £425/mo, while M15 sits nearer £1,455/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Stoke-on-Trent rental market at a glance

3,206

Active rentals in Stoke-on-Trent

£700/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Stoke-on-Trent

Median monthly rent, based on 3,206 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£595/mo	637
2 bed	£750/mo	1045
3 bed	£925/mo	548
4+ bed	£1,300/mo	559
Room	£520/mo	323

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Stoke-on-Trent rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Stoke-on-Trent. Latest: £708/mo (Mar 26, +7.1% YoY).

Latest

£708

Mar 26

Annual

+7.1%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£516

Apr 21

Total change

+37%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Stoke-on-Trent pay goes on rent?

Renters in Stoke-on-Trent spend an estimated 29% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£708/mo

£8,496/yr

Median pay

£29,041/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

29%

Very affordable — well below the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Stoke-on-Trent

Most Stoke-on-Trent homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band A–B across 119,510 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

1.71

≈ Band A–B

Stock

120k

119,510 properties

A
59%70,430
B
21%25,440
C
13%15,820
D
4%5,080
E
2%1,960
F
0%550
G
0%200
H
0%40

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Stoke-on-Trent

90% of Stoke-on-Trent premises can already get full-fibre and 96% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

90%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

96%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

487 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
90%
Gigabit-capable
96%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Stoke-on-Trent), July 2025, covering 117,095 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Stoke-on-Trent homes

40% of Stoke-on-Trent homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

40%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

60%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

99k

98,939 EPCs

A
0%291
B
8%7,462
C
32%31,392
D
43%42,165
E
15%14,572
F
2%2,318
G
1%739

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Stoke-on-Trent. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Stoke-on-Trent

10 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Stoke-on-Trent centroid. The five closest:

1
City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form College
16 plus · Academy 16-19 converter · ST4 2RU
0.29 mi
2
Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · ST4 4EE
0.30 mi
3
St Peter's CofE Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · ST4 2RR
0.47 mi
4
Our Lady's Catholic Academy
Primary · Academy converter · ST4 4NP
0.59 mi
5
The Willows Primary School
Primary · Community school · ST4 7JY
0.66 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Stoke-on-Trent centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Stoke-on-Trent

Flats & apartments

601

25% of listings

Houses

1452

61% of listings

Rooms

323

13% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Stoke-on-Trent — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 64% of the 1,476 houses currently advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.

Terraced
64%952
Semi-detached
22%332
Other house
8%116
Detached
4%53
Bungalow
2%23

Rent by postcode

Where Stoke-on-Trent rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 2,707 live listings in 28 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Stoke-on-Trent

1M15£1,455/mo6 rentals
2SK11£1,450/mo3 rentals
3M50£1,404/mo4 rentals

Cheapest in Stoke-on-Trent

1ST4 4BU£425/mo4 rentals
2ST4 2EN£425/mo3 rentals
3ST13£495/mo16 rentals

Features · Stoke-on-Trent

Garden, parking, and floor area in Stoke-on-Trent

Live signal across 3,206 Stoke-on-Trent rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

77%

of 763 Stoke-on-Trent listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

75%

of 823 Stoke-on-Trent listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Stoke-on-Trent

Typical Crime Level

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Stoke-on-Trent has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 29 of 29 postcode districts analysed, the median was 109 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Stoke-on-Trent is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

109 crimes per area (median)
29 of 29 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Stoke-on-Trent’s figures sit in line with the national picture. Safety varies by street as much as by city — every Dwellio alert includes the area’s data to help.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Stoke-on-Trent

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Tunstall has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Stoke-on-Trent.

Hanley
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (206) · pop. ~10,000
68
per 1k
Burslem
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (158) · pop. ~20,000
23
per 1k
Stoke
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (161) · pop. ~14,000
34
per 1k
Longton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (119) · pop. ~16,000
21
per 1k
Tunstall
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (111) · pop. ~22,000
14
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Stoke-on-Trent listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Stoke-on-Trent.

Rightmove

1228

OpenRent

1051

OnTheMarket

415

SpareRoom

323

PrimeLocation

183

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Stoke-on-Trent — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Stoke-on-Trent?

The median rent in Stoke-on-Trent is £700/month based on 3206 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Stoke-on-Trent?

There are currently 3206 rental properties available in Stoke-on-Trent, with 147 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Stoke-on-Trent safe for renters?

Stoke-on-Trent has a typical crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 109 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Stoke-on-Trent?

The most commonly reported crime category in Stoke-on-Trent is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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