Waverton Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST2 0QY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding ST2 0QY is primarily male, with 55.9% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.1%	44.1%	-4.0%	51.0%	-6.9%
Male	51.9%	55.9%	4.0%	49.0%	6.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around ST2 0QY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	38.4%	45%	6.6%	37.9%	7.1%
Married: Opposite sex	43.1%	28.1%	-15.0%	44.2%	-16.1%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	3.4%	9.6%	6.2%	2.2%	7.4%
Divorced	6.9%	10.4%	3.5%	9.1%	1.3%
Widowed	7.3%	6.9%	-0.4%	6.1%	0.8%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (70%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	38.3%	38.5%	0.2%	48.4%	-9.9%
Good health	37.3%	31.5%	-5.8%	33.6%	-2.1%
Fair health	11.4%	19%	7.6%	12.7%	6.3%
Bad health	8.6%	8.5%	-0.1%	4.0%	4.5%
Very bad health	4.3%	2.6%	-1.7%	1.2%	1.4%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around ST2 0QY this area, 40.2% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 5.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	54.7%	40.2%	-14.5%	18.2%	22.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.1%	13.9%	1.8%	9.6%	4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.5%	15.8%	3.3%	13.4%	2.4%
Apprenticeship	3.4%	6.9%	3.5%	5.3%	1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.5%	13.5%	7.0%	16.9%	-3.4%
Degree or Similar	6.9%	5.8%	-1.1%	33.8%	-28.0%
Other	3.9%	3.9%	0.0%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 93.5% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.1%	0.4%
Pakistani	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Black African	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	2.5%	-2.5%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.9%	0.6%	1.0%	-0.1%
Other Black	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.6%
White	97.8%	93.5%	-4.3%	81.4%	12.1%
Other	0%	1.2%	1.2%	1.6%	-0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 91% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	96.3%	91%	-5.3%	83.2%	7.8%
European Union	2.5%	5.5%	3.0%	6.1%	-0.6%
Africa	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	2.7%	-2.7%
Middle East and Asia	0%	2.6%	2.6%	5.6%	-3.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	96.3%	91%	-5.3%	83.2%	7.8%
10+ Years	0%	5.2%	5.2%	9.8%	-4.6%
5-10 Years	0.9%	2.3%	1.4%	2.9%	-0.6%
2-5 Years	1.9%	1.2%	-0.7%	2.2%	-1.0%
Less than 2 years	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	45.1%	76.7%	-31.6%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Poland	4.1%	1.3%	2.8%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
No passport held	46.8%	13.5%	33.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	55.7%	37.2%	18.5%
Christian	32.1%	46.2%	-14.1%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	4.4%	6.5%	-2.1%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	6.4%	6.0%	0.4%

Safety

Is Waverton Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Waverton Road was 220.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 64.0% higher than the Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Waverton Road has the 9th highest crime rate of 63 local areas in Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend and the 121st highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 125.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -26.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£32,800

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in ST2 0QY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Waverton Road are based on 83 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Stoke-On-Trent.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Waverton Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST2 0QY

Estimated Average Property Prices for ST2 0QY

Average Price
£109,067

Semi-Detached
£111,095

Terraced
£92,848

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Waverton Road

Average Price
£108,482

Semi-Detached
£110,819

Terraced
£99,409

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Waverton Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
88 Waverton Road, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£60,000	2024-01-30	£64,568
128 Waverton Road, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£125,000	2024-01-26	£134,516
112 Waverton Road, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£125,000	2023-09-01	£130,619
40 Waverton Road, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Terraced, an established residential building	£100,000	2023-06-21	£105,427
78 Waverton Road, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£115,000	2022-02-04	£128,790

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for ST2 0QY

Employment

ST2 0QY area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in ST2 0QY area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	59
Retired	40
Long-Term Sick or disabled	33
Other	33
Unemployed	20
Student (economically inactive)	20
Part-Time Employee	19
Looking after home or family	19
Self-Employed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Transport and storage	11
Manufacturing	10
Human health and social work activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	7
Education	7
Other	6
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Construction	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Real estate activities	1
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
Information and communication	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bentilee Nursery School Dawlish Drive , Bentilee ST2 0HW	4out of 4	1,253 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Maple Court Academy Beverley Drive , Bentilee ST2 0QD	3out of 4	622 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Sandford Hill Primary School Clayfield Grove , Sandford Hill ST3 5AQ	4out of 4	1,104 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gladstone Primary Academy Anchor Road , Sandford Hill ST3 5EW	3out of 4	1,555 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Co-Op Academy Clarice Cliff Goldenhill Road , ST4 3DP	- not rated	1,815 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Maria Goretti Catholic Academy Aylesbury Road , Bentilee ST2 0LY	3out of 4	1,897 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Discovery Academy Discovery Drive , Bentilee ST2 0GA	3out of 4	304 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Catholic Academy Longton Hall Road , Longton ST3 2NJ	3out of 4	2,910 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's CofE Academy Fenton Manor , Fenton ST4 2RR	2out of 4	3,615 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ormiston Meridian Academy Sandon Road , Meir ST3 7DF	2out of 4	4,090 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Moorside High School Cellarhead Road , Werrington ST9 0HP	- not rated	4,437 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form College Leek Road , ST4 2RU	- not rated	4,275 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Stoke-on-Trent College Cauldon Campus , Stoke Road ST4 2DG	- not rated	4,808 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit Willeton Street , Bucknall ST2 9JA	3out of 4	2,675 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Intuition Holistic Education 020 , Rosslyn Road ST3 4JD	- not rated	2,893 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Hill School and College Box Lane , Meir ST3 5PP	3out of 4	2,909 yd	Foundation special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aurora Hanley School Cambrian Way , off Eaves Lane ST2 8PQ	- not rated	3,252 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newfriars College Castle Grove , Off Newhouse Road ST2 8BH	- not rated	3,423 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Subway	Park Hall Service Station, Dividy Road		388 yd
Mossfield Cafe	Mossfield Road		803 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Beverley	Beverley Drive	508 yd
Berryhill W.M.C.	Calvary Crescent	518 yd
The Corner Pin	1 Bambury Street	885 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Laurel Garden	Unit 4, 451 Beverley Drive		805 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Willfield Community Centre (Closed) Lauder Place North	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	366 yd
The Discovery Academy DISCOVERY DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	406 yd
Maple Court Academy BEVERLEY DRIVE	grass pitches	641 yd
Base Body Fitness (Park Hall) PARKHALL BUSINESS VILLAGE PARKHALL BUSINESS VILLAGE PARKHALL ROAD	health and fitness suite	781 yd
Parkhall Golf Course (Closed) Hulme Road	golf	793 yd
Anchor Road ANCHOR ROAD	grass pitches	991 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	222.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	127.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.