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Postcode · Ormskirk

Housing in L39 2ZX

What the homes in L39 2ZX 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
2,686 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (26%). Flats make up 31.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.

L39 2ZXEngland
Detached23.6%22.9%
Semi-detached23.3%31.5%
Terraced21%23%
Purpose-built flat26%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

50.8% of households in the L39 2ZX area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.8% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.3% own outright and 25.5% with a mortgage.

L39 2ZX
51%
26%
17%
England
  • Owned50.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership6.4%1%
  • Private rented25.8%20.5%
  • Social rented16.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

L39 2ZXEngland
Owned outright25.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council10.1%8.3%
From a housing association6.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

L39 2ZXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (17.4%). 18.3% of households include dependent children.

L39 2ZXEngland
Living alone, under 6617.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.4%12.8%
Couple, no children12.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.9%7.7%
Rents

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.

West LancashireEngland
All homes£805£1,459
One bedroom£588£1,195
Two bedrooms£731£1,335
Three bedrooms£845£1,489
Four or more£1,232£2,161
Detached£1,148£1,640
Semi-detached£833£1,449
Terraced£816£1,435
Flat or maisonette£693£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around L39 2ZX (Ormskirk Town & East) (about 2,686 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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