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Housing in PR4 6DD

What the homes in PR4 6DD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hesketh Bank & Tarleton
Council
West Lancashire
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,484 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (45.4%). Flats make up 14.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

PR4 6DDEngland
Detached45.4%22.9%
Semi-detached31.6%31.5%
Terraced8.2%23%
Purpose-built flat11.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.3% of households in the PR4 6DD area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 44.6% own outright and 25.7% with a mortgage.

PR4 6DD
70%
17%
England
  • Owned70.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented16.8%20.5%
  • Social rented11.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PR4 6DDEngland
Owned outright44.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council9%8.3%
From a housing association2.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PR4 6DDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.7%). 19.7% of households include dependent children.

PR4 6DDEngland
Living alone, under 6614.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.7%12.8%
Couple, no children18.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in West Lancashire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in West Lancashire (August 2026, +5.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

West LancashireEngland
All homes£805£1,459
One bedroom£588£1,195
Two bedrooms£731£1,335
Three bedrooms£845£1,489
Four or more£1,232£2,161
Detached£1,148£1,640
Semi-detached£833£1,449
Terraced£816£1,435
Flat or maisonette£693£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 6DD (Hesketh Bank & Tarleton) (about 1,484 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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