Living in Stoke-on-Trent

Stoke-on-Trent is a city in West Midlands (England), United Kingdom, home to 255,378 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are digital natives (top 8%, #27 of 368), movers on a budget (top 9%, #32 of 388), students (top 10%, #34 of 354).

Residents255,378

Density2,733 per km²

Area93.5 km²

Hub airport38 km (Manchester)

Nearest city of 100k+Itself

Within 30 km996,400 people

Sea coast51 km

Climate typeOceanic (Cfb)

Terrain around itabout 190 m, height range 80 m

Nearest major riverTrent, 1.1 km

Main railway line1.4 km

Distance to London219 km

Within 10 km482,837 people

Greater areaGreater Stoke, the core

Winter daylight7 h 33 min, sunset 15:54

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Good to know about Stoke-on-Trent

On the shortest day the sun is up for 7 h 33 min and sets around 15:54; in late June it sets around 21:39.

How Stoke-on-Trent ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in United Kingdom. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Local data: official statistics on affordability, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity, safety and community and taxes and wealth (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

Profile	Score	In United Kingdom	In West Midlands (England)
Young family	43	#284 of 378	#21 of 30	Map
Low-income household	73	#73 of 387	#5 of 30	Map
Low-income family	54	#166 of 378	#15 of 30	Map
Single parent	52	#229 of 378	#19 of 30	Map
Pensioner couple	42	#343 of 378	#25 of 30	Map
Single pensioner	27	#350 of 378	#25 of 30	Map
Early retiree	53	#307 of 387	#22 of 30	Map
Single professional	50	#279 of 368	#25 of 30	Map
Young professional	54	#274 of 367	#25 of 30	Map
DINKS	42	#311 of 362	#26 of 30	Map
Remote worker	69	#72 of 387	#2 of 30	Map
Commuter	73	#194 of 368	#16 of 30	Map
Car-free household	68	#212 of 361	#18 of 30	Map
Student	78	#34 of 354	#3 of 30	Map
First-home buyer	72	#60 of 378	#4 of 30	Map
Budget-constrained mover	71	#32 of 388	#1 of 30	Map
Urban lifestyle seeker	48	#282 of 363	#23 of 30	Map
Expat professional	36	#343 of 387	#28 of 30	Map
Healthcare-first mover	0	#367 of 378	#29 of 30	Map
Nature-focused household	35	#302 of 388	#22 of 30	Map
Cross-border commuter		not ranked: must-have: a border within 45 km where pay is higher on the other side	–	Map
Outdoor and mountain lover	9	#329 of 388	#21 of 30	Map
Rural value seeker	46	#224 of 388	#19 of 30	Map
High-net-worth mover	51	#199 of 388	#17 of 30	Map
Lottery winner	55	#265 of 388	#25 of 30	Map
Climate-resilient relocation	58	#357 of 388	#30 of 30	Map
Coastal living		not ranked: below the minimum for coast	–	Map
Business owner	59	#185 of 388	#19 of 30	Map
Digital native	69	#27 of 368	#3 of 30	Map

Strengths and trade-offs

Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
Affordability95
Taxes and wealth93
Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)90
Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)89
University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)86
Freight access (motorway, rail, port)82
Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)78
Foundation76
Mobility and connectivity69
One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)67
City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)66
Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)61
Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)58
Flat land (terrain relief)44
Jobs and economy39
Education and family33
Lifestyle and amenities32
Green space17
Sea or lake shore16
Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)11
Health and elderly8
Safety and community6
Port access (major sea or inland port)0
Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)0
National border nearby (straight line)0
Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
Crypto hub within commuting distance0
Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Nearby

Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.