Housing in L39 3BB
What the homes in L39 3BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ormskirk North & West
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,398 (2024)
L39 3BBOrmskirk
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (48.9%). Flats make up 11.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L39 3BB area is above that, at 73.1%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.4% of households against 20.5%. 41.3% own outright and 31.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned73.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented18.4%20.5%
- Social rented8.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 17.1%. 22.4% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood L39 3BB sits in (Ormskirk North & West): about 1,398 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.