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Housing in LA1 2UQ

What the homes in LA1 2UQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Scale Hall & Torrisholme
Council
Lancaster
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,422 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (57%). Flats make up 8.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

LA1 2UQEngland
Detached7.7%22.9%
Semi-detached57%31.5%
Terraced26.6%23%
Purpose-built flat8.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

22.9% of households in the LA1 2UQ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 8.7% own outright and 14.1% with a mortgage.

LA1 2UQ
23%
65%
England
  • Owned22.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented10.4%20.5%
  • Social rented65.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LA1 2UQEngland
Owned outright8.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan14.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council62%8.3%
From a housing association3.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 18.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LA1 2UQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.2%). 41.8% of households include dependent children.

LA1 2UQEngland
Living alone, under 6612.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.4%12.8%
Couple, no children14.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children19.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Lancaster

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Lancaster (August 2026, +6.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

LancasterEngland
All homes£823£1,459
One bedroom£602£1,195
Two bedrooms£753£1,335
Three bedrooms£925£1,489
Four or more£1,226£2,161
Detached£1,165£1,640
Semi-detached£895£1,449
Terraced£835£1,435
Flat or maisonette£698£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LA1 2UQ (Scale Hall & Torrisholme) (about 1,422 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.

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