Housing in L39 9EA
What the homes in L39 9EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bickerstaffe & Newburgh
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,667 (2024)
L39 9EAOrmskirk
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (50.3%). Flats make up 0.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L39 9EA area is well above that, at 86.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.5% of households against 20.5%. 55.8% own outright and 30.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned86.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented7.5%20.5%
- Social rented4.6%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. 26.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 20.4%. 20.7% 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 9EA sits in (Bickerstaffe & Newburgh): about 2,667 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.