Housing in L23 9UL
What the homes in L23 9UL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hightown & Thornton
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,343 (2024)
L23 9ULLiverpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (46.1%). Flats make up 14.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L23 9UL area is broadly in line with that, at 60.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.4% of households against 20.5%. 27.3% own outright and 33.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented10.4%20.5%
- Social rented28.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 33.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 18.6%. 23.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood L23 9UL sits in (Hightown & Thornton): about 1,343 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.