Lightwood Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST3 4JH

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around ST3 4JH is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.5%	51.1%	3.6%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	52.5%	48.9%	-3.6%	49.0%	-0.1%

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 ST3 4JH, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 53.5% 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	42.5%	53.5%	11.0%	37.9%	15.6%
Married: Opposite sex	39.9%	32.4%	-7.5%	44.2%	-11.8%
Separated	1.6%	3.2%	1.6%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	13%	8.6%	-4.4%	9.1%	-0.5%
Widowed	3.1%	2.2%	-0.9%	6.1%	-3.9%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	45.9%	37.6%	-8.3%	48.4%	-10.8%
Good health	29.9%	39.7%	9.8%	33.6%	6.1%
Fair health	15.6%	12.7%	-2.9%	12.7%	0.0%
Bad health	6.1%	6.8%	0.7%	4.0%	2.8%
Very bad health	2.5%	3.4%	0.9%	1.2%	2.2%

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 ST3 4JH this area, 34.8% 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 22.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	33.2%	34.8%	1.6%	18.2%	16.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.5%	9.8%	-5.7%	9.6%	0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.7%	10.3%	-9.4%	13.4%	-3.1%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	2.2%	0.6%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.4%	15.8%	5.4%	16.9%	-1.1%
Degree or Similar	13%	22.3%	9.3%	33.8%	-11.5%
Other	6.7%	4.9%	-1.8%	2.8%	2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	3.3%	0%	-3.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	3.4%	3.4%	0.7%	2.7%
Indian	1.6%	0.4%	-1.2%	3.1%	-2.7%
Pakistani	32%	40.8%	8.8%	2.7%	38.1%
Other Asian	3.7%	0.4%	-3.3%	1.6%	-1.2%
Black African	0%	5.5%	5.5%	2.5%	3.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.9%	-0.9%
White	57%	42%	-15.0%	81.4%	-39.4%
Roma	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.2%	1.9%
Arab	0.4%	3.4%	3.0%	0.6%	2.8%
Other	0%	1.3%	1.3%	1.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.3%	66.1%	-14.2%	83.2%	-17.1%
European Union	0.8%	10.6%	9.8%	6.1%	4.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	3.4%	3.4%	0.8%	2.6%
Africa	1.2%	3%	1.8%	2.7%	0.3%
Middle East and Asia	16.8%	16.5%	-0.3%	5.6%	10.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	80.3%	65.5%	-14.8%	83.2%	-17.7%
10+ Years	1.6%	18.1%	16.5%	9.8%	8.3%
5-10 Years	2.9%	4.6%	1.7%	2.9%	1.7%
2-5 Years	3.7%	6.3%	2.6%	2.2%	4.1%
Less than 2 years	11.5%	5.5%	-6.0%	1.9%	3.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.9%	76.7%	-18.8%
Ireland	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Italy	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Spain	2.1%	0.4%	1.7%
Romania	2.9%	0.9%	2.0%
Other EU countries	7.1%	1.5%	5.6%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Southern Asia	6.3%	1.2%	5.1%
No passport held	16.7%	13.5%	3.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.1%	37.2%	-16.1%
Christian	26.6%	46.2%	-19.6%
Hindu	0.8%	1.7%	-0.9%
Jewish	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Muslim	45.6%	6.5%	39.1%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Lightwood Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lightwood Road was 303.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 145.9% higher than the Dresden & Florence average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lightwood Road has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Dresden & Florence and the 49th highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 184.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -20.9%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 89% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£34,100

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in ST3 4JH, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 8/10 (high )
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) - 9/10 (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) - 9/10 (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 Lightwood Road are based on 508 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 Lightwood Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST3 4JH

Estimated Average Property Prices for ST3 4JH

Average Price
£165,160

Semi-Detached
£161,330

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£188,139

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lightwood Road

Average Price
£292,960

Semi-Detached
£242,331

Terraced
£151,114

Detached
£429,704

Flats/Maisonettes
£264,130

Other
£613,078

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lightwood Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
177 Lightwood Road, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£160,000	2022-07-15	£178,718
169 Lightwood Road, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£103,000	2021-09-24	£123,196
175 Lightwood Road, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£135,000	2020-01-16	£182,774
171 Lightwood Road, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£105,000	2007-04-25	£169,544
171 Lightwood Road, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£105,500	2006-06-20	£177,124

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for ST3 4JH

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in ST3 4JH 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	41
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Looking after home or family	21
Student (economically inactive)	20
Part-Time Employee	19
Retired	17
Self-Employed	15
Unemployed	12
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Transport and storage	16
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Human health and social work activities	10
Construction	9
Manufacturing	7
Education	7
Financial and insurance activities	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Other	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate 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	3,823 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Gregory's Catholic Academy Spring Garden Road , Longton ST3 2QN	4out of 4	646 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Belgrave St Bartholomew's Academy Sussex Place , Longton ST3 4TP	4out of 4	677 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Alexandra Infants' School Melville Road , Normacot ST3 4PZ	2out of 4	899 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Paul's CofE (C) Primary School Byatts Grove , Longton ST3 2RH	3out of 4	975 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Alexandra Junior School Meir Road , Normacot ST3 7JG	2out of 4	1,374 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Thomas More Catholic Academy Longton Hall Road , Longton ST3 2NJ	3out of 4	1,387 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ormiston Meridian Academy Sandon Road , Meir ST3 7DF	2out of 4	1,595 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ormiston Sir Stanley Matthews Academy Beaconsfield Drive , Blurton ST3 3JD	3out of 4	2,531 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Discovery Academy Discovery Drive , Bentilee ST2 0GA	3out of 4	3,212 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's CofE Academy Fenton Manor , Fenton ST4 2RR	2out of 4	3,932 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	4,536 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Intuition Holistic Education 020 , Rosslyn Road ST3 4JD	- not rated	197 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Abbey Hill School and College Box Lane , Meir ST3 5PP	3out of 4	1,609 yd	Foundation special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kinetic Academy Meir Youth Cafe , Sandon Road ST3 7DJ	- not rated	2,051 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kemball School Beaconsfield Drive , Blurton ST3 3JD	3out of 4	2,531 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Glebedale School Grove Road , Heron Cross ST4 3AY	- not rated	2,694 yd	Other independent special school	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	Distance
Go Eat	80 Trentham Road	379 yd
Easy Cheesy	40 Trentham Road	426 yd
Trent Cafe	117 Uttoxeter Road	477 yd
Chaaye Paani	197c Uttoxeter Road	479 yd
The English Grill	256 Uttoxeter Road	583 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Gardeners Rest	30 Trentham Road	427 yd
Sir Robert Peel	58 Peel Street	493 yd
The New Florence	Sussex Place	555 yd
New Florence	Sussex Place	555 yd
Longton Snooker and Pool	37 Normacot Road	578 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Gold Lion Takeaway	74 Trentham Road	379 yd
Longton Fisheries	34 Trentham Road	427 yd
Top Nosh	37 Chaplin Road	448 yd
TOD’S	161 Uttoxeter Road	462 yd
You want Beef	197c Uttoxeter Road	479 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
PAK Foods	118 - 134 Belgrave Road	337 yd
Lidl	Trentham Road	408 yd
The Co-Operative	Florence Park	468 yd
Al-Madina Superstore	Normacot Road	504 yd
Heron Foods Ltd	Unit 5 Longton Exchange	712 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Gregory'S Catholic Academy SPRING GARDEN ROAD	grass pitches	726 yd
Florence Colliery Social Welfare Centre LIGHTWOOD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	745 yd
Watery Lane Playing Fields Watery Lane	grass pitches	813 yd
Normacot Recreation Ground Recreation Road	grass pitches	827 yd
Edensor Technology College (Closed) Greendock Street	grass pitches, swimming pool	905 yd
Longton Park Cocknage Road	grass pitches	1,063 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	87.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	87.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	87.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	87.5%

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%

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