Housing in CH2 3RB
What the homes in CH2 3RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Vicars Cross & Hoole East
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,546 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (72.4%). Flats make up 13.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH2 3RB area is well above that, at 88.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.3% of households against 20.5%. 46.9% own outright and 41.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned88.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented8.3%20.5%
- Social rented3.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 25.8%. 26.1% 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 CH2 3RB sits in (Vicars Cross & Hoole East): about 1,546 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.