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Burslem

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North west Stoke-on-Trent. About 7,757 people in 2.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Burslem, 80.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,827
4,139th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
80.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
7.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
66.6%
1,461st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Burslem compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

BurslemMiddle
Population34 wards, Stoke-on-Trent · 2021
Population: every ward in Stoke-on-Trent34 areas from 4,435 to 17,064. The middle area is 6,294. Burslem is 6,827.
6,82712th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage34 wards, Stoke-on-Trent · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Stoke-on-Trent34 areas from 76.0% to 99.8%. The middle area is 96.8%. Burslem is 80.0%.
80.0%2nd lowest
Claimant rate34 wards, Stoke-on-Trent · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Stoke-on-Trent34 areas from 1.4% to 8.8%. The middle area is 5.8%. Burslem is 7.5%.
7.5%3rd highest
Aged 15 to 6434 wards, Stoke-on-Trent · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Stoke-on-Trent34 areas from 58.2% to 74.5%. The middle area is 62.7%. Burslem is 66.6%.
66.6%8th highest

Figures for the whole of Stoke-on-Trent

These figures are published for the whole of Stoke-on-Trent, not for each ward, so they describe all of Stoke-on-Trent and not Burslem alone. See Stoke-on-Trent

Average house price
£147,377
Down 0.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,622
13th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
24th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
33.6
21st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Burslem in brief

Burslem had 6,827 usual residents at the census.

In Burslem, 80.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Burslem, 7.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

66.6% of residents in Burslem were aged 15 to 64 at the census.