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Suburban Area

Lightwood

Population over time

A verified population series for Lightwood 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 031

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

02.3k4.5k6.8k9k1971: 5,719 people19711981: 6,473 people19811991: 7,239 people19912001: 7,607 people20012011: 8,241 people20112021: 8,594 people2021

Includes harmonised historical census estimates.

Sources: ONS · Paul Norman

View population figures
Stoke-on-Trent 031 — census population and harmonised historical estimates
Census yearPopulation
19715,719
19816,473
19917,239
20017,607
20118,241
20218,594
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 (E02002981).

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 locationLightwood52.97043° N · 2.11369° 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
52.97043, -2.11369
OS Open Names ID
osgb4000000074561651

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

Recorded names

  • Lightwood · en · official

Nearby heritage

Explore recorded heritage in Lightwood and the surrounding area. This selection is based on proximity to a recorded settlement point; it is not a complete inventory or evidence that a site lies within the settlement or belongs to its history.

Heritage locationsLightwood & surrounding areaInteractive map loads when this area enters view. Source records are listed below.

Numbered markers match the source records below. Locations are recorded reference points, not site boundaries.

  1. METHODIST CHAPEL · Listed building
  2. CHURCH OF THE HOLY EVANGELISTS · Listed building
  3. WINDMILL (NOW USED AS A TRANSMITTER STATION) · Listed building
  4. CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION · Listed building
  5. Two and three storey buildings at north west end of street frontage and forming part of the St Mary's Pottery in the ownership of Royal Doulton · Listed building
  6. BOTTLE OVEN ON CORNER OF WARREN STREET · Listed building
  7. Bottle Oven at rear of 120 Uttoxeter Road and 23, 25 and 27 Short Street · Listed building
  8. Queen's Park, Longton · Registered park or garden

Sources & further reading

  1. OS Open Names October 2026 · Source licence.

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