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Housing in L31 1NA

What the homes in L31 1NA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Maghull South West
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,436 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (49%). Flats make up 21.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

L31 1NAEngland
Detached26.6%22.9%
Semi-detached49%31.5%
Terraced2.8%23%
Purpose-built flat21.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

86% of households in the L31 1NA area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 59.5% own outright and 26.5% with a mortgage.

L31 1NA
86%
England
  • Owned86%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented7.5%20.5%
  • Social rented6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

L31 1NAEngland
Owned outright59.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.6%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council1.2%8.3%
From a housing association4.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

L31 1NAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (30%). 15.5% of households include dependent children.

L31 1NAEngland
Living alone, under 6610.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over30%12.8%
Couple, no children13.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.1%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 L31 1NA (Maghull South West) (about 1,436 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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