Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore

Lightwood North & Normacot at a glance

House prices
£222,800
Lower prices26th percentile
Schools
14th percentile
Weak
Transport
53rd percentile
Middle
Crime rate
59.5 per 1,000 residents
Middle58th percentile
Flood risk
4% of the area in flood zones
Middle44th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Lightwood North & Normacot a good place to live?

Lightwood North & Normacot may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and crime is around the national middle range. School performance 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

  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Lightwood North & Normacot

Crime rate

Crime rate
59.5 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
58th percentile nationally

Crime levels are around the national middle range.

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 Lightwood North & Normacot

House prices

Median sale price
£222,800
Percentile
26th percentile nationally

House prices are below the national middle range.

Median of 47 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 Lightwood North & Normacot

Schools

14th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Lightwood North & Normacot

Flood risk

4% 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 3.6% of the area. That is the 44th 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 Lightwood North & Normacot

Transport

53rd 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 Lightwood North & Normacot a good place to live?

Lightwood North & Normacot may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Lightwood North & Normacot safe?

Lightwood North & Normacot ranks in the 58th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Lightwood North & Normacot?

The median sale price was £222,800 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 26th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Lightwood North & Normacot?

Schools rank in the 14th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Lightwood North & Normacot?

Nearby public profiles include Baddeley, Milton & Norton in City of Stoke-on-Trent and Meir Hay North, Parkhall & Weston Coyney South East in City of Stoke-on-Trent.