Housing in CH1 5RP
What the homes in CH1 5RP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Blacon South
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,644 (2024)
CH1 5RPChester
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (48%). Flats make up 49.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
25.4% of households in the CH1 5RP area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.8% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 9.7% own outright and 15.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned25.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented11.8%20.5%
- Social rented61%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 43.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (33.7%). 29.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Cheshire West and Chester
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cheshire West and Chester (August 2026, +6.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CH1 5RP (Blacon South) (about 1,644 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.