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Housing in PR4 4AB

What the homes in PR4 4AB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
New Longton & Hutton
Council
South Ribble
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,822 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (49.5%). Flats make up 6.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PR4 4ABEngland
Detached36.5%22.9%
Semi-detached49.5%31.5%
Terraced7.7%23%
Purpose-built flat5.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

87.6% of households in the PR4 4AB area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 49.7% own outright and 37.9% with a mortgage.

PR4 4AB
88%
England
  • Owned87.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.5%1%
  • Private rented9.1%20.5%
  • Social rented1.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PR4 4ABEngland
Owned outright49.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan37.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association1.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PR4 4ABEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24%). 28.7% of households include dependent children.

PR4 4ABEngland
Living alone, under 669.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.5%12.8%
Couple, no children19.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in South Ribble

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Ribble (August 2026, +5.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

South RibbleEngland
All homes£805£1,459
One bedroom£562£1,195
Two bedrooms£738£1,335
Three bedrooms£890£1,489
Four or more£1,267£2,161
Detached£1,075£1,640
Semi-detached£851£1,449
Terraced£833£1,435
Flat or maisonette£665£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PR4 4AB (New Longton & Hutton) (about 1,822 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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