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Housing in CA2 6ST

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

Neighbourhood
Raffles & Morton
Council
Cumberland
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,278 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (48.5%). Flats make up 15.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

CA2 6STEngland
Detached11.1%22.9%
Semi-detached48.5%31.5%
Terraced24.9%23%
Purpose-built flat14.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68.7% of households in the CA2 6ST area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 41.3% own outright and 27.3% with a mortgage.

CA2 6ST
69%
19%
England
  • Owned68.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented11.4%20.5%
  • Social rented19.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CA2 6STEngland
Owned outright41.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council2.3%8.3%
From a housing association17.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 36.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CA2 6STEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (18.3%). 19.9% of households include dependent children.

CA2 6STEngland
Living alone, under 6618%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.3%12.8%
Couple, no children14.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.6%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 6ST (Raffles & Morton) (about 1,278 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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