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Housing in LA4 5XW

What the homes in LA4 5XW 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
1,465 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (67.9%). Flats make up 11.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.

LA4 5XWEngland
Detached8.2%22.9%
Semi-detached67.9%31.5%
Terraced12.5%23%
Purpose-built flat6.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

79.2% of households in the LA4 5XW area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 41.1% own outright and 38.1% with a mortgage.

LA4 5XW
79%
14%
England
  • Owned79.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented14.4%20.5%
  • Social rented6.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LA4 5XWEngland
Owned outright41.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.8%18.2%
Other private rented3.6%2.2%
From the council5.1%8.3%
From a housing association1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LA4 5XWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.7%). 26.4% of households include dependent children.

LA4 5XWEngland
Living alone, under 6612.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.5%12.8%
Couple, no children17.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.4%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 LA4 5XW (Scale Hall & Torrisholme) (about 1,465 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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