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Housing in L36 7YJ

What the homes in L36 7YJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Longview & Knowsley Park
Council
Knowsley
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,550 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.7%). Flats make up 24.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

L36 7YJEngland
Detached6.6%22.9%
Semi-detached30.2%31.5%
Terraced38.7%23%
Purpose-built flat24%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

34.2% of households in the L36 7YJ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 18.4% own outright and 15.8% with a mortgage.

L36 7YJ
34%
13%
51%
England
  • Owned34.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented13.4%20.5%
  • Social rented51.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

L36 7YJEngland
Owned outright18.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council21.9%8.3%
From a housing association29.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 46.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

L36 7YJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.2%). 24.2% of households include dependent children.

L36 7YJEngland
Living alone, under 6627.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.1%12.8%
Couple, no children6.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.5%7.7%
Rents

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.

KnowsleyEngland
All homes£858£1,459
One bedroom£601£1,195
Two bedrooms£767£1,335
Three bedrooms£929£1,489
Four or more£1,327£2,161
Detached£1,281£1,640
Semi-detached£931£1,449
Terraced£874£1,435
Flat or maisonette£691£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around L36 7YJ (Longview & Knowsley Park) (about 1,550 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.

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