Suburban Area

Birches Head

Population over time

A verified population series for Birches Head as a settlement has not yet been added. Neighbourhood census figures are available below.

Neighbourhood census context

These figures describe statistical neighbourhoods, which may cover part of a place or include neighbouring places.

Neighbourhood census area · 1971–2021

Stoke-on-Trent 010

Population of the area containing the recorded point for Birches Head, not the whole place. This area may cover part of the place or include neighbours.

Includes harmonised historical census estimates.

Sources: ONS · Paul Norman

View population figures

Stoke-on-Trent 010 — census population and harmonised historical estimates
Census year	Population
1971	6,171
1981	5,840
1991	6,460
2001	6,180
2011	5,889
2021	5,724

Sources and how to read this chart

Usual residents of the containing MSOA; this is local area context, not the population of the named settlement.. Boundary geography: 1 April 2022 (E02002960).

2011 and 2021 census counts harmonised by ONS to the same 1 April 2022 geography. Location matched to ONS 2021 MSOA polygons (full resolution, coastline clipped, V7). ONS exact-fit lookup marks this MSOA unchanged from 2011 (U); historical estimates use that same footprint.

1971–2011: Paul Norman harmonised historical estimates on 2011 MSOAs, rounded to whole residents (1971–1991 are modelled). 2021: ONS census count. The historical 2011 total can differ slightly from the ONS change-over-time 2011 total because of methodology and statistical disclosure controls. These are area estimates, not settlement totals.

Source: ONS Census change over time: usual resident population, 2011 and 2021. Open Government Licence v3.0. Retrieved 2026-10-26. Source: ONS MSOA December 2021 boundaries EW BFC V7. Open Government Licence v3.0. Retrieved 2026-10-26. Source: Paul Norman — Area characteristics: Great Britain 1971 to 2011. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Retrieved 2026-10-26. Source: ONS MSOA 2011 to MSOA 2021 exact-fit lookup for England and Wales. Open Government Licence v3.0. Retrieved 2026-10-26.

Recorded locationBirches Head53.03656° N · 2.15662° WInteractive map loads when this area enters view.

Approximate recorded location · Geographic source

Geographic context

Place type: Suburban Area
Country / region: England · West Midlands
County group: Staffordshire
Current administration: City of Stoke-on-Trent
Recorded coordinates: 53.03656, -2.15662
OS Open Names ID: osgb4000000074561468

County groups are browsing aids. Current administrative and historic areas are recorded separately.

Recorded names

Birches Head · en · official

Nearby heritage

Distances are from the recorded place point. Proximity does not establish that a site lies within the place boundary or belongs to its history.

Abbey Farmhouse · Listed building · 761 m away
Hulton Abbey: a Cistercian monastery adjacent to Leek Road, Abbey Hulton · Scheduled monument · 1.0 km away
CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY · Listed building · 1.0 km away
THE GOLDEN CUP · Listed building · 1.3 km away
FALCON POT WORKS IN OCCUPATION OF WEATHERBY'S · Listed building · 1.4 km away
HANLEY ST LUKES CHURCH OF ENGLAND AIDED PRIMARY SCHOOL INFANT BUILDING · Listed building · 1.5 km away
CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST · Listed building · 1.6 km away
THE TONTINE SHOPS · Listed building · 1.7 km away

Sources & further reading

OS Open Names October 2026 · Source licence.

Geographic source retrieved 2026-10-26. How this page was prepared.