Housing in L39 1NL
What the homes in L39 1NL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ormskirk Town & East
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,725 (2024)
L39 1NLOrmskirk
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39.2%). Flats make up 39.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
41.6% of households in the L39 1NL area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 24.5% own outright and 17.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned41.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented34.8%20.5%
- Social rented22.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 45% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.6%). 13.1% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in West Lancashire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in West Lancashire (August 2026, +5.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around L39 1NL (Ormskirk Town & East) (about 1,725 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.