Housing in L35 4PY
What the homes in L35 4PY 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
- 1,357 (2024)
L35 4PYPrescot
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (61%). Flats make up 3.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L35 4PY area is above that, at 75%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.9% of households against 20.5%. 46.7% own outright and 28.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned75%61.3%
- Shared ownership5.6%1%
- Private rented6.9%20.5%
- Social rented12.5%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 2.3 people living in it. 28.1% 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 17.1%. 24.9% 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 4PY sits in (Rainhill North): about 1,357 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.