Housing in L34 5NL
What the homes in L34 5NL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Prescot
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,139 (2024)
L34 5NLPrescot
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (38.7%). Flats make up 41.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L34 5NL area is below that, at 50.7%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 28.1% of households against 20.5%. 11.8% own outright and 39% with a mortgage.
- Owned50.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented28.1%20.5%
- Social rented20.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 41.7% 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 37.1%. 30% 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 5NL sits in (Prescot): about 1,139 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.