Housing in L38 3RD
What the homes in L38 3RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hightown & Thornton
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,006 (2024)
L38 3RDLiverpool
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (72.7%). Flats make up 2.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L38 3RD area is well above that, at 91.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.9% of households against 20.5%. 58.7% own outright and 33.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned91.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented6.9%20.5%
- Social rented1%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. 25.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.2%. 18.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Sefton
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sefton, August 2026, +5.3% 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 L38 3RD sits in (Hightown & Thornton): about 2,006 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.