Housing in L34 5QU
What the homes in L34 5QU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Prescot
- Council
- Knowsley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,369 (2024)
L34 5QUPrescot
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (39.2%). Flats make up 53.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
29.2% of households in the L34 5QU area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 14.7% own outright and 14.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned29.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.5%1%
- Private rented37.4%20.5%
- Social rented30.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 58% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (41.5%). 15.6% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around L34 5QU (Prescot) (about 1,369 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.