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Housing in LA4 6JR

What the homes in LA4 6JR 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
1,433 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (70.2%). Flats make up 6.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

LA4 6JREngland
Detached17.2%22.9%
Semi-detached70.2%31.5%
Terraced5.7%23%
Purpose-built flat4.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

86.4% of households in the LA4 6JR area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 60.9% own outright and 25.5% with a mortgage.

LA4 6JR
86%
England
  • Owned86.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented11.6%20.5%
  • Social rented1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LA4 6JREngland
Owned outright60.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council0.6%8.3%
From a housing association0.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 37% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LA4 6JREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (25.5%). 17.5% of households include dependent children.

LA4 6JREngland
Living alone, under 6611%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over25.5%12.8%
Couple, no children17.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over18.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.2%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 6JR (Scale Hall & Torrisholme) (about 1,433 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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