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Housing in LA3 3AG

What the homes in LA3 3AG 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
1,416 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (56.8%). Flats make up 18.4%, below the 22.2% across England.

LA3 3AGEngland
Detached8.3%22.9%
Semi-detached56.8%31.5%
Terraced16.5%23%
Purpose-built flat14.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

81.1% of households in the LA3 3AG area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.7% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 49.7% own outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.

LA3 3AG
81%
18%
England
  • Owned81.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented17.7%20.5%
  • Social rented0.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LA3 3AGEngland
Owned outright49.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.7%18.2%
Other private rented4%2.2%
From the council0.5%8.3%
From a housing association0.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LA3 3AGEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (19.3%). 20.2% of households include dependent children.

LA3 3AGEngland
Living alone, under 6614.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.3%12.8%
Couple, no children19.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households4%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 LA3 3AG (Scale Hall & Torrisholme) (about 1,416 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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