Housing in L40 2RL
What the homes in L40 2RL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Eccleston & Charnock Richard
- Council
- Chorley
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,438 (2024)
L40 2RLOrmskirk
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (70.7%). 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 L40 2RL area is well above that, at 92.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.5% of households against 20.5%. 57.2% own outright and 35.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned92.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented6.5%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 2.4 people living in it. 17.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.6%. 22% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Chorley
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Chorley, August 2026, +7.1% 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 L40 2RL sits in (Eccleston & Charnock Richard): about 1,438 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.