Housing in L35 4NP
What the homes in L35 4NP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Rainhill North
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,380 (2024)
L35 4NPPrescot
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (71%). Flats make up 12%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L35 4NP area is above that, at 75.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.8% of households against 20.5%. 51.9% own outright and 23.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned75.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.9%1%
- Private rented6.8%20.5%
- Social rented15.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 22.3%. 21% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in St. Helens
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in St. Helens, August 2026, +6.6% 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 L35 4NP sits in (Rainhill North): about 1,380 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.