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Housing in L23 1ZD

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

Neighbourhood
Ford
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,285 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44.8%). Flats make up 22.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

L23 1ZDEngland
Detached13.4%22.9%
Semi-detached44.8%31.5%
Terraced19.7%23%
Purpose-built flat21.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

37.5% of households in the L23 1ZD area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 6.7% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 19.8% own outright and 17.8% with a mortgage.

L23 1ZD
38%
55%
England
  • Owned37.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented6.7%20.5%
  • Social rented54.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

L23 1ZDEngland
Owned outright19.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council17.6%8.3%
From a housing association37%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

L23 1ZDEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (21.3%). 19.7% of households include dependent children.

L23 1ZDEngland
Living alone, under 6620.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over21.3%12.8%
Couple, no children13%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children10.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around L23 1ZD (Ford) (about 1,285 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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