Housing in L40 5TH
What the homes in L40 5TH 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
- 2,086 (2024)
L40 5THOrmskirk
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (56.1%). Flats make up 2.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L40 5TH area is well above that, at 86.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.9% of households against 20.5%. 54.3% own outright and 32.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned86.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented9.9%20.5%
- Social rented3.2%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 2.3 people living in it. 24.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.8%. 19.3% 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 L40 5TH sits in (Bickerstaffe & Newburgh): about 2,086 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.