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Hanley & Etruria: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Hanley & Etruria neighbourhood of Stoke-on-Trent, England (ONS area Stoke-on-Trent 015). Headline figures assembled 23 October 2026. Postcodes ST1, ST4, ST6. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near ST1 4JW.

One of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England, showing some signs of gentrification

Hanley & Etruria is one of the most income-deprived neighbourhoods in England; it shows some signs of gentrification against Stoke-on-Trent (3 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £95,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Stoke-on-Trent, is about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 3.5 times the borough's rate, but there are about 3 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 23 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£95,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Among the most income-deprived

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.09; 3 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 1 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 1 to 2.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£37,200

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

3.5 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 3 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (25,000 jobs in 2024 against 8,343 residents at the 2021 census). Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Hanley & Etruria sits in Stoke-on-Trent

Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Stoke-on-Trent
Average household income: joint 8th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Stoke-on-Trent

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 23 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Hanley & Etruria

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Stoke-on-Trent, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 23 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Stoke-on-Trent, 1 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Recorded crime
New-build activity
Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

Recent price momentum

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Stoke-on-Trent Railway station, about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 13 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry and Northern to Manchester Piccadilly (35 to 42 min); Avanti West Coast to London Euston (about 93 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school St Mark's CofE Primary School 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 2 areas, Requires improvement in 2 (Oct 2024).
Nearest state secondary school St Peter's CofE Academy 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Jun 2025).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Hanley & Etruria

What is the typical house price in Hanley & Etruria?

£95,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.

How does Hanley & Etruria compare with the rest of Stoke-on-Trent?

Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Stoke-on-Trent. Average household income: joint 8th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Stoke-on-Trent.

Is Hanley & Etruria an affluent area?

Among the most income-deprived. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Hanley & Etruria gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.09; 3 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Hanley & Etruria?

Stoke-on-Trent. Railway station, about a 21-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.6 km in a straight line). About 13 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Avanti West Coast, CrossCountry and Northern to Manchester Piccadilly (35 to 42 min); Avanti West Coast to London Euston (about 93 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Hanley & Etruria?

Nearest state primary school. St Mark's CofE Primary School. 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 2 areas, Requires improvement in 2 (Oct 2024). Nearest state secondary school. St Peter's CofE Academy. 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Jun 2025).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.