Housing in L36 7XU
What the homes in L36 7XU 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
- 1,278 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (61.7%). Flats make up 1.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L36 7XU area is broadly in line with that, at 56.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.7% of households against 20.5%. 29.8% own outright and 26.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented13.7%20.5%
- Social rented28.2%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 2.4 people living in it. 31.7% 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 16.4%. 25.6% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood L36 7XU sits in (Mosscroft & Bakers Green): about 1,278 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.