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Housing in L23 9UW

What the homes in L23 9UW 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.1%). Flats make up 14.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.

L23 9UWEngland
Detached1.4%22.9%
Semi-detached46.1%31.5%
Terraced37.9%23%
Purpose-built flat14.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

60.9% of households in the L23 9UW area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 27.3% own outright and 33.6% with a mortgage.

L23 9UW
61%
28%
England
  • Owned60.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented10.4%20.5%
  • Social rented28.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

L23 9UWEngland
Owned outright27.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.5%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council11.5%8.3%
From a housing association16.7%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

L23 9UWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.6%). 23.1% of households include dependent children.

L23 9UWEngland
Living alone, under 6618.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.3%12.8%
Couple, no children12.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children9.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%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). 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 9UW (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.

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