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Housing in LA1 4ES

What the homes in LA1 4ES are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Scotforth East & Bowerham
Council
Lancaster
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,373 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (65.5%). Flats make up 14.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.

LA1 4ESEngland
Detached9.5%22.9%
Semi-detached65.5%31.5%
Terraced10.7%23%
Purpose-built flat12%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

76.6% of households in the LA1 4ES area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 45% own outright and 31.6% with a mortgage.

LA1 4ES
77%
England
  • Owned76.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented11.7%20.5%
  • Social rented11.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LA1 4ESEngland
Owned outright45%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.8%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council5.5%8.3%
From a housing association5.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LA1 4ESEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.5%). 26.8% of households include dependent children.

LA1 4ESEngland
Living alone, under 6614%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.1%12.8%
Couple, no children15.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.7%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 4ES (Scotforth East & Bowerham) (about 1,373 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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