Burslem

The town of Burslem is one of those that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent, in the county of Staffordshire, in the Midlands of England.

Population & housing in Burslem

At the 1991 census count, the population of Burslem was 21,400. A study by consultants Atkins, working from 2001 Census data, showed that the Burslem population is steady and has not declined due to manufacturing decline during the 1980s and 90s.

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Traditional Victorian & Edwardian terraced houses dominate the town. Terraced houses in Stoke-on-Trent sell for an average of £60,904 (Source: Land Registry Q3 2004 figures) and at October 2004 they were rising in value at the rate of £400 per week. There are advanced plans to build around 800 new high-quality homes in Burslem by 2006/7, on the sites of cleared Victorian potteries and schools.

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Heavy industrial employment (mines, steel & pots) has left a legacy of ill-health among many older people, but there is the Haywood Hospital (High Lane, Burslem) and the new £300-million University Hospital of North Staffordshire is just three miles away by road.

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