Housing in CH4 8DE
What the homes in CH4 8DE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lache
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,946 (2024)
CH4 8DEChester
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (42.5%). Flats make up 8.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH4 8DE area is broadly in line with that, at 64.5%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 30.9% of households against 20.5%. 29.8% own outright and 34.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented30.9%20.5%
- Social rented3.8%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 2.1 people living in it. 39.1% 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 24.3%. 25.8% 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 CH4 8DE sits in (Lache): about 1,946 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.