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About our city
Affectionately known as ‘The Potteries’, owing to our world-class ceramics and rich industrial heritage, we’re
famed for the warmth and creativity of our people. A city that’s full of pleasant surprises, we’re one of the
greenest cities in the country with one third of the city being green space.
Here you’ll discover a living, working city with a vibrant culture and friendly people surrounded by beautiful countryside.
You’ll find retail therapy and attractions that will fire your imagination and set your heart pounding. You’ll
discover a city that is experiencing multi-million pound investment and a remarkable transformation as we revitalise and realise
the potential of our people and area. Put simply, you’ll discover a city with a proud past and a bright future that
offers a high quality of life at a low cost of living and a diverse range of affordable houses. So, please explore Stoke-on-Trent
in closer detail and find out more about a great place to live, work, study and visit.
Our Moment to Shine
As part of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay event in our city we have put together a brochure, “Our Moment to Shine”, which gives a flavour of the people, companies and organisations which make our great city such an exciting place to be. It shows Stoke-on-Trent, as it is, a very proud and vibrant city with world famous connections – some of which may be a surprise to you! You can see the brochure by clicking here.
Here is a summary of the 2001 census taken from the Office of National Statistics.
Statistical profiles for all local authority areas in England and Wales are available at www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk
For information on specific wards
in the city please click here
Population and demography
- There were 240,636 people living in 103,196 households in Stoke-on-Trent making the city the 44th largest local authority area, by population, out of 376 across England and Wales.
- There were 25.8 persons per hectare across the city making it the 63rd most densely populated local authority area in England and Wales.
- Average household size was 2.33 persons compared with 2.45 across the West Midlands and 2.40 in England and Wales.
- The age profile is not much different to the regional and national profiles:
- Females accounted for 51.3% of city people - the England and Wales average.
Country of Birth
- 96.3% of the population were born in the UK compared to 91.1% across England and Wales.
Ethnicity
- 94.8% described themselves as White compared with 90.9% across England.
- 2.6% described themselves as Pakistani compared with 1.4% across England.
- 0.5% described themselves as Indian compared with 2.1% across England.
Religion
- 74.7% described their religion as Christian compared to 71.8% across England and Wales.
- 3.2% described their religion as Muslim compared to 3.0% across England and Wales.
- 21.4% described themselves as having no religion or did not answer the question compared to 22.5% across England and Wales.
Health
- 57,522 people, 23.9% of the total had a limiting long-term illness - the 26th highest rate in England and Wales.
Of the working age population: - 19.4% had a limiting long-term illness, compared with 13.6% across England and Wales.
- 12.8% described their health as 'not good' compared with 9.2% across England and Wales – the 23rd highest rate in England and Wales.
- 26,870 people provide unpaid care (11.2% of the total resident population against 10.0% across England and Wales).
- 40% of people providing unpaid care do so for more than 20 hours per week compared to 31.9% across England and Wales.
Marital Status
Of all people aged 16 and over:
Household composition
City of Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England and Wales
% aged 0-15 years
19.9%
20.8%
20.2%
% aged 16-24 years
12.3%
11.0%
10.9%
% aged 25-44 years
28.3%
28.1%
29.2%
% aged 45-59 years
18.4%
19.1%
18.9%
% aged 60+
21.0%
21.0%
20.9%
Average age
38.5 years
38.5 years
38.7 years
% / (Rank out of 376), City of Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England and Wales
single-never married
30.2% / (82nd)
28.8%
30.1%
married / remarried
48.9% / (312th)
52.4%
50.9%
separated / divorced
11.3% / (97th)
10.1%
10.6%
widowed
9.7% / (57th)
8.7%
8.4%
By household type [% of all households]:
By lifecycle stage [% of all households]:
Accommodation type
Tenure
There were 4,861 vacant household spaces in Stoke-on-Trent. This equated to 4.5% of all properties, compared to 3.1% across
the West Midlands, and 3.2% across England and Wales. This was the 41st highest vacancy rate observed across England and Wales.
Household Amenities
5.6% of households were overcrowded compared with 7.0% across England and Wales.
The average number of rooms per household was 5.03 compared with 5.34 across England and Wales.
9.3% of households were without central heating compared to 8.5% across England and Wales.
Car Ownership
Travel to Work
9.9% of those working go to work by bus compared to 7.4% across England and Wales, 67.8% go to work by car/van (*), either
as a driver or passenger, compared to 61.5% across England and Wales and a further 11.7% walk (10.0% England and Wales).
(*) – The 150th highest rate of the 376 local authority areas in England and Wales.
Only 6.2% of people in Stoke-on-Trent work mainly from home (England and Wales 9.2%).
Economic Activity
Of all persons aged 16-74 City of Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England and Wales
% lone parent households
11.1%
10.1%
9.5%
% single person households
31.5%
28.8%
30.1%
% married couple households
34.9%
38.1%
36.5%
City of Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England and Wales
% pensioner households
24.1%
23.8%
23.7%
Singles (not pensioners)
16.1%
14.5%
15.7%
% contained families with dependent children
29.5%
30.7%
29.5%
Couples (married + cohabiting) no children
16.8%
17.5%
17.8%
% / (Rank out of 376), City of Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England and Wales
Terraced
32.2% / (77th)
23.9%
26.0%
Semi Detached
45.3% / (16th)
37.7%
31.6%
Detached
13.3% / (304th)
23.8%
22.8%
% / (Rank out of 376), City of Stoke-on-Trent, West Midlands, England and Wales
Owner-occupiers
65.2% / (312th)
69.6%
68.9%
Local Authority rented
19.5% / (55th)
14.3%
13.2%
Housing Assoc. rented
5.0% / (161st)
6.3%
6.0%
Private rented
6.7% / (222nd)
6.4%
6.7%
% / (Rank out of 376), City of Stoke on Trent, West Midlands, England and Wales
Households without a car
34.6% / (44th)
26.8%
26.8%
Households with two or more cars
20.2% / (333rd)
30.3%
29.4%
Cars / 1000 households
901 / (333rd)
1118
1105
% / (Rank out of 376), City of Stoke on Trent, West Midlands, England and Wales
Employed
54.5% / (342nd)
59.7%
60.6%
Unemployed
4.0% / (70th)
3.8%
3.4%
Student
7.8%
7.1%
7.3%
Retired
14.0% / (204th)
13.9%
13.6%
Looking after home / family
6.3% / (196th)
6.5%
6.5%
Permanently sick / disabled
9.6% / (26th)
5.7%
5.5%
Industry
Of all people in employment aged 16-74
Occupation / Socio-Economic classification
% / (Rank out of 376), City of Stoke on Trent, West Midlands, England and Wales
Manufacturing
27.7% / (8th)
20.8%
15.0%
Construction
7.3% / (150th)
6.6%
6.8%
Wholesale and Retail
18.4% / (88th)
17.4%
16.8%
Transport, storage and Communication
6.5% / (168th)
6.3%
7.0%
Finance and Real estate
9.8% / (348th)
14.4%
17.7%
Public Admin, Education and Health
21.0% / (336th)
23.2%
24.3%
Of all persons aged 16-74
Education-Qualifications
Of all people aged 16-74: 42.9% have no qualifications compared with 29.1% across England and Wales. This is the
6th highest rate of people without any qualifications across England and Wales.
9.9% have degree level qualifications or higher compared with 19.8% across England and Wales. This is the 10th lowest rate
of people with degree level qualifications or higher across England and Wales.
% / (Rank out of 376) City of Stoke on Trent, West Midlands, England and Wales
Professional / managerial occupations
15.5% / (374th)
23.9%
27.1%
Semi-routine occupations
14.1% / (33rd)
13.2%
11.7%
Routine occupations
16.6% / (2nd)
10.6%
9.1%