Crap Towns / Newcastle-under-Lyme / Empty homes
How many homes stand empty in Newcastle-under-Lyme?
In the Newcastle-under-Lyme council area, 671 homes had stood empty for more than six months on 6 October 2025: 1.16% of all homes, about the same as England's 1.17%.
| Period | Empty homes | Share | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2013 | 749 | 1.37% | 0.93% |
| October 2014 | 706 | 1.29% | 0.88% |
| October 2015 | 559 | 1.01% | 0.86% |
| October 2016 | 411 | 0.75% | 0.84% |
| October 2017 | 401 | 0.72% | 0.86% |
| October 2018 | 206 | 0.37% | 0.89% |
| October 2019 | 304 | 0.55% | 0.92% |
| October 2020 | 461 | 0.83% | 1.09% |
| October 2021 | 532 | 0.94% | 0.95% |
| October 2022 | 493 | 0.87% | 0.99% |
| October 2023 | 482 | 0.84% | 1.03% |
| October 2024 | 614 | 1.07% | 1.03% |
| October 2025 | 671 | 1.16% | 1.17% |
| Council | % of homes empty, October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Stoke-on-Trent | 1.54% |
| Staffordshire Moorlands | 1.27% |
| Stafford | 1.23% |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 1.16% |
| Cheshire East | 1.14% |
| Across England | 1.17% |