Housing in CW8 4RT
What the homes in CW8 4RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Comberbach, Acton Bridge & Whitley
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,987 (2024)
CW8 4RTNorthwich
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (56.2%). 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 CW8 4RT area is well above that, at 88.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 5.3% of households against 20.5%. 55% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned88.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented5.3%20.5%
- Social rented5.5%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. 22.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.8%. 21.7% 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 CW8 4RT sits in (Comberbach, Acton Bridge & Whitley): about 1,987 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.