Housing in CH1 5RT
What the homes in CH1 5RT 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 5RTChester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (48%). Flats make up 49.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH1 5RT area is less than half that, at 25.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.8% of households against 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%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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 living alone, under 66, at 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CH1 5RT sits in (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.