Housing in L40 9RL
What the homes in L40 9RL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Scarisbrick, Halsall & Haskayne
- Council
- West Lancashire
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,589 (2024)
L40 9RLOrmskirk
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (32.3%). Flats make up 2.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the L40 9RL area is above that, at 82.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.5% of households against 20.5%. 56.7% own outright and 26.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned82.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented9.5%20.5%
- Social rented5.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 32% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.6%. 16.3% 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 9RL sits in (Scarisbrick, Halsall & Haskayne): about 1,589 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.