Strong on schools, with safety to consider

Dresden & Florence at a glance

House prices
£147,750
Lower prices6th percentile
Schools
88th percentile
Strong
Transport
64th percentile
Middle
Crime rate
130.6 per 1,000 residents
Weak13th percentile
Flood risk
8.7% of the area in flood zones
Middle66th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Dresden & Florence a good place to live?

Dresden & Florence may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in City of Stoke-on-Trent below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Families who care about school performance
  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Dresden & Florence

Crime rate

Crime rate
130.6 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
13th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Dresden & Florence

House prices

Median sale price
£147,750
Percentile
6th percentile nationally

House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.

Median of 36 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Dresden & Florence

Schools

88th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Dresden & Florence

Flood risk

8.7% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 8% of the area. That is the 66th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Dresden & Florence

Transport

64th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Dresden & Florence a good place to live?

Dresden & Florence may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Dresden & Florence safe?

Dresden & Florence ranks in the 13th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Dresden & Florence?

The median sale price was £147,750 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 6th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Dresden & Florence?

Schools rank in the 88th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Dresden & Florence?

Nearby public profiles include Little Chell & Stanfield in City of Stoke-on-Trent and Bentilee, Ubberley & Townsend in City of Stoke-on-Trent.