Stoke-on-Trent

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#775

Global Rank

2.6

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.5%


Share

United Kingdom • England • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/London UTC+0 (GMT) (observes summer time)

Population
495K
GDP
$10B
GDP per capita
$19,606
Land area
929 km² (359 mi²)
Density
533/km² (1,380/mi²)

Primary city Stoke-on-Trent

State / province Staffordshire

Language English

Stoke-on-Trent metro area

53.00, -2.18
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Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

4 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Notable Venues1 venue

Football/Soccer

Bet365 Stadium

Stoke-on-Trent

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams3 teams

Football/Soccer • England

Stoke City

Stoke-on-Trent • Level: 2

No titles1 cupDomestic leagues →

Football/Soccer • England

Port Vale

Burslem • Level: 4

Football/Soccer • England

Leek Town

Leek • Level: 7

Against expectation how Stoke-on-Trent’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
  • English top-flight clubs based here have fallen short of their pre-match odds by 18.5 match points across 2,372 club-matches since 1888.

How this is measured →

Cultural Assets

Notable Museums & Landmarks

Parks, Zoos & Theme Parks1 item

Alton Towers

Alton • Theme Park

Languages of Stoke-on-Trent

English first in Staffordshire; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoEnglish
AdministrativeEnglish
NationalEnglish
English reach, Staffordshire
98%
Tier 3 country

Staffordshire on the languages board · Language power

Sound of Stoke-on-Trent

#68 by artist origin · combined 56.1 (US 0 / UK 7.5) · signature decade 2000s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Robbie Williams, Jackie Trent

Number-one singles by Stoke-on-Trent artists8

Screen of Stoke-on-Trent

#767 by film pedigree · score 0.6 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Peter Vaughan

Art of Stoke-on-Trent

The Art hub →

1 notable artist born here, most in the 1700s: Josiah Wedgwood

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#947

Keele University

Keele, United Kingdom