Housing in CH65 9BS
What the homes in CH65 9BS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitby & Stanney Woods
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,337 (2024)
CH65 9BSEllesmere Port
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (84.6%). Flats make up 0.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH65 9BS area is well above that, at 90.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.4% of households against 20.5%. 60.6% own outright and 29.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned90.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented7.4%20.5%
- Social rented2%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. 30.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 20.1%. 16.1% 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 CH65 9BS sits in (Whitby & Stanney Woods): about 1,337 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.