# Birches Head

North Stoke-on-Trent. 5,667 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.4 square kilometres.

Birches Head had 5,723 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02002960. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) › [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £165,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Birches Head was £165,500 in 2025. Joint 751st cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent/birches-head#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 5,723** (2021). Birches Head had 5,723 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 2,406th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent/birches-head#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Birches Head live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent/birches-head#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Birches Head, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent/birches-head#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02002960) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Birches Head live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02002960) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 76 homes were sold in Birches Head in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02002960) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Birches Head.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02002960) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Birches Head had 5,723 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Birches Head

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Birches Head at a rate of 81.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 138.7 per 1,000 people across Stoke-on-Trent.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 186 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 102 |
| Other crime | 94 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 36 |
| Vehicle crime | 13 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Drug offences | 10 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Birches Head compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Birches Head | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £165,500 | 13th most expensive | 33 middle areas, Stoke-on-Trent · 2025 |
| Population | 5,723 | 4th least populated | 33 middle areas, Stoke-on-Trent · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 33 middle areas, Stoke-on-Trent · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.7% | joint highest | 33 middle areas, Stoke-on-Trent · Jan 2026 |

## Is Birches Head safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Birches Head at a rate of 81.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 138.7 per 1,000 people across Stoke-on-Trent.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Birches Head.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (186), anti-social behaviour (102) and other crime (94).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Stoke-on-Trent

These figures are published for the whole of Stoke-on-Trent, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Stoke-on-Trent and not Birches Head alone. [See Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent)

- **Average house price: £147,377** (July 2026). Stoke-on-Trent’s average house price was £147,377 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £32,622** (2025). Full-time workers living in Stoke-on-Trent earned a median of £32,622 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 13th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.5×** (2025). A home in Stoke-on-Trent costs 4.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 24th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 33.6** (2025). Stoke-on-Trent has a deprivation score of 33.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 21st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Birches Head in brief

The median price paid for a home in Birches Head was £165,500 in 2025.
Birches Head had 5,723 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Birches Head live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Birches Head, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02002960
- Ward: [Birches Head & Northwood †](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent/ward/birches-head-and-northwood)
- Constituency: [Stoke-on-Trent Central †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stoke-on-trent-central)
- Council: [Stoke-on-Trent](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 1.42 km²
- People, mid-2024: 5,667*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 20

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Northwood](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent/northwood), [Smallthorne & Sneyd Green](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent/smallthorne-and-sneyd-green), [Abbey Hulton](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent/abbey-hulton), [Baddley & Milton](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent/baddley-and-milton), [Cobridge & Central Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/stoke-on-trent/cobridge-and-central-forest)

## Latest updates for Birches Head

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02002960

## How to cite

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