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Housing in L23 1UP

What the homes in L23 1UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hightown & Thornton
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,644 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (81.1%). Flats make up 1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

L23 1UPEngland
Detached15.3%22.9%
Semi-detached81.1%31.5%
Terraced2.5%23%
Purpose-built flat0.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L23 1UP area is well above that, at 89.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6% of households against 20.5%. 50.4% own outright and 39.1% with a mortgage.

L23 1UP
89%
England
  • Owned89.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented6%20.5%
  • Social rented4.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

L23 1UPEngland
Owned outright50.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan39.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association3.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

L23 1UPEngland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.5%. 18.9% of households include dependent children.

L23 1UPEngland
Living alone, under 6611.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.8%12.8%
Couple, no children20.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Sefton

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sefton, August 2026, +5.3% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

SeftonEngland
All homes£938£1,459
One bedroom£622£1,195
Two bedrooms£814£1,335
Three bedrooms£993£1,489
Four or more£1,412£2,161
Detached£1,312£1,640
Semi-detached£1,015£1,449
Terraced£966£1,435
Flat or maisonette£742£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood L23 1UP sits in (Hightown & Thornton): about 1,644 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.

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