Housing in L34 1PL
What the homes in L34 1PL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Mosscroft & Bakers Green
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,624 (2024)
L34 1PLPrescot
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (51.8%). Flats make up 4.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L34 1PL area is well above that, at 86.2%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.6% of households against 20.5%. 42.6% own outright and 43.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned86.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented6.6%20.5%
- Social rented6.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 24.1%. 27.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Knowsley
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Knowsley, August 2026, +11.4% 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 L34 1PL sits in (Mosscroft & Bakers Green): about 1,624 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.