Housing in CH65 8JR
What the homes in CH65 8JR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ellesmere Port Town & Rossmore
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,507 (2024)
CH65 8JREllesmere Port
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (69.6%). Flats make up 13.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
46.7% of households in the CH65 8JR area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 42.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 24.2% own outright and 22.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented42.9%20.5%
- Social rented9.7%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 2.0 people living in it. 44.8% 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 (35.4%). 24.2% 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 CH65 8JR (Ellesmere Port Town & Rossmore) (about 1,507 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.