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Housing in CA2 6LR

What the homes in CA2 6LR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Raffles & Morton
Council
Cumberland
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,853 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.8%). Flats make up 28%, above the 22.2% across England.

CA2 6LREngland
Detached12.1%22.9%
Semi-detached33.8%31.5%
Terraced26.1%23%
Purpose-built flat26.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40.4% of households in the CA2 6LR area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 21.1% own outright and 19.3% with a mortgage.

CA2 6LR
40%
16%
40%
England
  • Owned40.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.6%1%
  • Private rented16.4%20.5%
  • Social rented40.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CA2 6LREngland
Owned outright21.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council7.5%8.3%
From a housing association32.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 50.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CA2 6LREngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.7%). 22.9% of households include dependent children.

CA2 6LREngland
Living alone, under 6633.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17%12.8%
Couple, no children12.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Cumberland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cumberland (August 2026, +7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

CumberlandEngland
All homes£681£1,459
One bedroom£508£1,195
Two bedrooms£643£1,335
Three bedrooms£785£1,489
Four or more£1,093£2,161
Detached£938£1,640
Semi-detached£759£1,449
Terraced£679£1,435
Flat or maisonette£585£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CA2 6LR (Raffles & Morton) (about 1,853 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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