Furlong Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 5UP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding ST6 5UP has a slightly higher male population, with 50.8% 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	50.1%	49.2%	-0.9%	51.0%	-1.8%
Male	49.9%	50.8%	0.9%	49.0%	1.8%

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 ST6 5UP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50.3% 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	47.9%	50.3%	2.4%	37.9%	12.4%
Married: Opposite sex	30.9%	35.3%	4.4%	44.2%	-8.9%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3.8%	2.5%	-1.3%	2.2%	0.3%
Divorced	13.6%	8%	-5.6%	9.1%	-1.1%
Widowed	3.8%	3.4%	-0.4%	6.1%	-2.7%

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	42.8%	44%	1.2%	48.4%	-4.4%
Good health	33.8%	34.6%	0.8%	33.6%	1.0%
Fair health	14.6%	13.9%	-0.7%	12.7%	1.2%
Bad health	6.8%	6.2%	-0.6%	4.0%	2.2%
Very bad health	2%	1.4%	-0.6%	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%	18.9%	-9.0%	18.2%	0.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.1%	12.5%	-5.6%	9.6%	2.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17%	13.7%	-3.3%	13.4%	0.3%
Apprenticeship	3.4%	9.5%	6.1%	5.3%	4.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.1%	18.6%	6.5%	16.9%	1.7%
Degree or Similar	18.9%	23.2%	4.3%	33.8%	-10.6%
Other	2.6%	3.7%	1.1%	2.8%	0.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 85.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	0.6%	2%	1.4%	3.1%	-1.1%
Pakistani	0%	2.5%	2.5%	2.7%	-0.2%
Other Asian	2.5%	0.7%	-1.8%	1.6%	-0.9%
Black African	2.3%	2%	-0.3%	2.5%	-0.5%
Other Black	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	0.8%	0.6%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.8%	0.3%
White	89.6%	85.2%	-4.4%	81.4%	3.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	2.3%	0%	-2.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	3%	3.0%	1.6%	1.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 87% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	94.9%	87%	-7.9%	83.2%	3.8%
European Union	0.8%	5%	4.2%	6.1%	-1.1%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	2.3%	2.7%	0.4%	2.7%	0.0%
Middle East and Asia	2%	4.3%	2.3%	5.6%	-1.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.3%	-1.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	94.9%	87.4%	-7.5%	83.2%	4.2%
10+ Years	0.3%	6.7%	6.4%	9.8%	-3.1%
5-10 Years	0.8%	2.1%	1.3%	2.9%	-0.8%
2-5 Years	2.3%	2.1%	-0.2%	2.2%	-0.1%
Less than 2 years	1.7%	1.8%	0.1%	1.9%	-0.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.3%	76.7%	-9.4%
Italy	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	4.3%	1.3%	3.0%
Other EU countries	0.2%	1.5%	-1.3%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	23.6%	13.5%	10.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.8%	37.2%	3.6%
Christian	44.6%	46.2%	-1.6%
Hindu	0.2%	1.7%	-1.5%
Muslim	5.7%	6.5%	-0.8%
Sikh	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Not answered	8%	6.0%	2.0%

Safety

Is Furlong Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Furlong Road was 55.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 49.0% lower than the Goldenhill & Sandyford average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Furlong Road has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Goldenhill & Sandyford and the 257th lowest crime rate of 844 local areas in Stoke-on-Trent .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 24.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -70.3%.

🔎 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. 73% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£38,500

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in ST6 5UP, 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 5/10 (average )
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 Furlong Road are based on 154 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 Furlong Road, Stoke-on-trent, ST6 5UP

Estimated Average Property Prices for ST6 5UP

Average Price
£117,167

Semi-Detached
£142,457

Terraced
£102,716

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Furlong Road

Average Price
£183,384

Semi-Detached
£163,513

Terraced
£124,205

Detached
£220,969

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£1,235,442

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Furlong Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
235 Furlong Road, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£95,000	2024-09-04	£95,456
235 Furlong Road, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£87,000	2024-04-12	£89,043
297 Furlong Road, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Terraced, an established residential building	£80,000	2023-04-05	£86,874
293 Furlong Road, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Terraced, an established residential building	£75,000	2022-03-28	£84,597
299 Furlong Road, Stoke-On-Trent, Stoke-On-Trent Terraced, an established residential building	£70,000	2021-05-28	£83,538

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for ST6 5UP

Employment

ST6 5UP area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 2% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	144
Part-Time Employee	37
Retired	33
Self-Employed	33
Looking after home or family	24
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Other	14
Student (economically inactive)	12
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	24
Human health and social work activities	23
Education	19
Transport and storage	12
Construction	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Other	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Information and communication	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Oaklands Nursery School Oaklands Avenue , Porthill ST5 0EX	4out of 4	3,732 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mill Hill Primary Academy Sunnyside Avenue , Tunstall ST6 6ED	3out of 4	481 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Queen's Avenue , Tunstall ST6 6EE	3out of 4	771 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Summerbank Primary Academy Summerbank Road , Tunstall ST6 5HA	3out of 4	935 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Church of England Primary School Ladywell Road , Tunstall ST6 5DE	4out of 4	1,146 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Star Academy, Sandyford Burnaby Road , Sandyford ST6 5PT	2out of 4	1,394 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy Little Chell Lane , Tunstall ST6 6LZ	3out of 4	607 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ormiston Horizon Academy Turnhurst Road , Tunstall ST6 6JZ	3out of 4	1,056 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Haywood Academy High Lane , Burslem ST6 7AB	3out of 4	1,707 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Co-op Academy Stoke-On-Trent Westport Road , ST6 4LD	3out of 4	1,709 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The King's CofE Academy First Avenue , Kidsgrove ST7 1DP	- not rated	3,857 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Watermill School Turnhurst Road , Chell ST6 6JZ	3out of 4	947 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nisai House Stoke The Swan on The Square , Burslem ST6 3EA	- not rated	2,493 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
North Road Academy North Road , Burslem ST6 2BP	- not rated	3,172 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pace Education Black Horse House , 3 Porthill Bank ST5 0LS	- not rated	3,593 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cedars - Newcastle, Moorlands and Darwin Bases High Street , Knutton ST5 6BX	3out of 4	4,005 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
KFC	High Street	739 yd
Everlast Fitness Club	Alexandra Retail Park, Scotia Road	844 yd
Tunstall Cafe	159 High Street	894 yd
Paratha Junction	173 High Street	896 yd
Grapevine Cafe	St Michaels Church, St Michaels Road	902 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Furlong	Furlong Road	1 yd
The Talisman	Furlong Road	501 yd
Chatterley Whitfield Hungry Horse	18 Carsington Drive	691 yd
Chell Social Club	Chell House, St Michaels Road	827 yd
Wheatsheaf	234 High Street	848 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Papias Peri Peri	70 St Michaels Road	486 yd
Stir Fry Chinese Takeaway	72 St Michaels Road	486 yd
Deanies Fish & Chips	135 Irene Avenue	581 yd
Pittshill Sandwich Bar	104 St Michaels Road	601 yd
Stoke Dosa Hut	133 Carlton Avenue	627 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	High Street	755 yd
Iceland	Unit 9 Alexandra Retail Park, Scotia Road	844 yd
Tesco	Biddulph Road	1,073 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Mill Hill Primary Academy SUNNYSIDE AVENUE	grass pitches	368 yd
Tunstall Park QUEENS AVENUE	grass pitches, tennis courts	466 yd
St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy LITTLE CHELL LANE	grass pitches, tennis courts	582 yd
St Wilfrid'S Catholic Academy QUEENS AVENUE	athletics tracks	783 yd
Tunstall Pool (Closed) Greengates Street	swimming pool	787 yd
Sprinkbank Sports Ground High Lane	grass pitches	810 yd
Chatterley Whitfield Heritage Park Biddulph Road	grass pitches	845 yd
Dw Sports Fitness (Tunstall) WOODLAND STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	965 yd
Sandyford Cricket Club SHELFORD ROAD	grass pitches	1,076 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	207.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	14.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	123.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1000 Mbit/s

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