Flax Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST4 4AX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding ST4 4AX has a slightly higher male population, with 51.3% of residents 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	52.5%	48.7%	-3.8%	51.0%	-2.3%
Male	47.5%	51.3%	3.8%	49.0%	2.3%

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 ST4 4AX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.4% 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	49.1%	57.4%	8.3%	37.9%	19.5%
Married: Opposite sex	28.7%	25.6%	-3.1%	44.2%	-18.6%
Married: Same sex	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.6%	1.9%	-0.7%	2.2%	-0.3%
Divorced	11.3%	9.3%	-2.0%	9.1%	0.2%
Widowed	7.5%	5.8%	-1.7%	6.1%	-0.3%

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	44.7%	38.6%	-6.1%	48.4%	-9.8%
Good health	36.6%	41.2%	4.6%	33.6%	7.6%
Fair health	14.1%	16.7%	2.6%	12.7%	4.0%
Bad health	3.8%	2.6%	-1.2%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	0.9%	1%	0.1%	1.2%	-0.2%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.9%	23.6%	-4.3%	18.2%	5.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17%	11.6%	-5.4%	9.6%	2.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.6%	16.3%	2.7%	13.4%	2.9%
Apprenticeship	1.1%	5.4%	4.3%	5.3%	0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.2%	14.7%	1.5%	16.9%	-2.2%
Degree or Similar	22.6%	23.6%	1.0%	33.8%	-10.2%
Other	4.5%	4.7%	0.2%	2.8%	1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 73% 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	0.3%	1.6%	1.3%	1.1%	0.5%
Chinese	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	0.6%	2.3%	1.7%	3.1%	-0.8%
Pakistani	3.1%	7.4%	4.3%	2.7%	4.7%
Other Asian	3.8%	1.9%	-1.9%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	1.9%	4.8%	2.9%	2.5%	2.3%
Black Caribbean	0%	2.6%	2.6%	1.0%	1.6%
Other Black	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	2.3%	2.3%	0.9%	1.4%
Mixed Other	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%	0.8%	0.8%
White	83.4%	73%	-10.4%	81.4%	-8.4%
Arab	4.4%	0%	-4.4%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	1.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 69.7% 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	82.2%	69.7%	-12.5%	83.2%	-13.5%
European Union	9.1%	15.9%	6.8%	6.1%	9.8%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	4.1%	5.4%	1.3%	2.7%	2.7%
Middle East and Asia	4.1%	6.7%	2.6%	5.6%	1.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	1%	0.7%	1.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	81.9%	70.2%	-11.7%	83.2%	-13.0%
10+ Years	5%	8%	3.0%	9.8%	-1.8%
5-10 Years	6.6%	9.3%	2.7%	2.9%	6.4%
2-5 Years	3.1%	6.4%	3.3%	2.2%	4.2%
Less than 2 years	3.4%	6.1%	2.7%	1.9%	4.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.1%	76.7%	-19.6%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Lithuania	1%	0.3%	0.7%
Poland	3.9%	1.3%	2.6%
Romania	6.5%	0.9%	5.6%
Other EU countries	3.5%	1.5%	2.0%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	1%	0.3%	0.7%
No passport held	20.3%	13.5%	6.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	38.6%	37.2%	1.4%
Christian	38%	46.2%	-8.2%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1.6%	1.7%	-0.1%
Muslim	14.3%	6.5%	7.8%
Sikh	1.9%	0.9%	1.0%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	3.9%	6.0%	-2.1%

Safety

Is Flax Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Flax Street was 143.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 9.1% lower than the Boothen average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Flax Street has the 17th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Boothen and the 262nd highest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 61.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -14.7%.

🔎 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. 84% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£35,700

Income Rank
2/10

Household Income in ST4 4AX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very 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) - 8/10 (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) - 8/10 (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 Flax Street are based on 26 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 Flax Street, Stoke-on-trent, ST4 4AX

Estimated Average Property Prices for ST4 4AX

Average Price
£97,138

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£97,138

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Flax Street

Average Price
£100,613

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£100,613

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Flax Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
17 Flax Street, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2023-05-26	£88,997
21 Flax Street, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Terraced, an established residential building	£90,100	2023-01-13	£98,930
15 Flax Street, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Terraced, an established residential building	£103,000	2022-07-25	£114,816
23 Flax Street, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2021-06-15	£97,384
5 Flax Street, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Terraced, an established residential building	£62,000	2018-12-19	£88,525

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for ST4 4AX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	109
Retired	28
Part-Time Employee	27
Looking after home or family	22
Self-Employed	21
Unemployed	13
Student (economically inactive)	13
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Other	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Manufacturing	16
Education	15
Transport and storage	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Other	8
Construction	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Information and communication	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	4,531 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oaklands Nursery School Oaklands Avenue , Porthill ST5 0EX	4out of 4	5,085 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Stoke Minster CofE Primary Academy Boothen Old Road , ST4 4EE	2out of 4	329 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Willows Primary School Greatbatch Avenue , Penkhull ST4 7JY	3out of 4	949 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oakhill Primary School Rookery Lane , Oakhill ST4 5NS	2out of 4	1,440 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady's Catholic Academy Watkin Street , Fenton ST4 4NP	3out of 4	1,473 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Christ Church CofE Primary Academy William Street , Fenton ST4 2JG	2out of 4	1,679 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thistley Hough Academy Thistley Hough , Penkhull ST4 5JJ	3out of 4	1,127 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's CofE Academy Fenton Manor , Fenton ST4 2RR	2out of 4	1,497 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's College London Road , Trent Vale ST4 5NT	4out of 4	1,585 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Clayton Hall Academy Clayton Lane , Clayton ST5 3DN	3out of 4	2,634 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Thomas More Catholic Academy Longton Hall Road , Longton ST3 2NJ	3out of 4	3,194 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	1,115 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Stoke-on-Trent College Cauldon Campus , Stoke Road ST4 2DG	- not rated	1,934 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group Knutton Lane , ST5 2GB	- not rated	4,192 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Joseph's Preparatory School Rookery Lane , Trent Vale ST4 5RF	- not rated	1,585 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Excellence Girls Academy CROWTHER STREET , SHELTON ST4 2ER	- not rated	1,663 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Glebedale School Grove Road , Heron Cross ST4 3AY	- not rated	1,883 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Regent College 77 Shelton New Road , ST4 7AA	- not rated	2,115 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
PEAK EDUCATION - STOKE 60 SNOWHILL , SHELTON ST1 4LY	- not rated	2,230 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
The Stage Door and Coffee Shop	West End Village, London Road	250 yd
Miso	161/163 London Road	303 yd
The Marvellous Kitchen	251 London Road	309 yd
Portmeirion	London Road	409 yd
Andys Corner Cafe and Tea Bar	Stoke Indoor Market, South Wolfe Street	552 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sutherland Arms	207-209 London Road	284 yd
London Road Ale House	241 London Road	309 yd
The Albert Inn	8-10 Bilton Street	367 yd
Jollees Cabaret Venue/ Cafe Legends	279 London Road	387 yd
The Gardeners Retreat	Gardeners Retreat, Boothen Green	518 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Desi Flames	228 London Road	254 yd
Rupeyal Fast Food	238 London Road	256 yd
Carmens Caribbean Cuisine	219a London Road	282 yd
Kebab City	191 London Road	284 yd
The Dirty Diner also t/a Sliders	26 Lonsdale Street	419 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	unit 1, Boothen Park	279 yd
Sainsbury's	London Road	461 yd
Heron Foods Ltd	28/30 Campbell Place	560 yd
Co-op Late Shop	8-10 Manor Court Street	875 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Stoke Recreation Centre (Closed) Booth Street	health and fitness suite, squash courts	220 yd
The Training Exchange (Closed) Hill Street	health and fitness suite	683 yd
The Croft Sports Ground And Pavilion (Closed) The Croft	grass pitches	1,021 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	83.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	118 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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