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Housing in PR4 6ED

What the homes in PR4 6ED 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
1,812 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (52.1%). Flats make up 2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PR4 6EDEngland
Detached52.1%22.9%
Semi-detached43%31.5%
Terraced2.9%23%
Purpose-built flat1.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

88% of households in the PR4 6ED area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 50.6% own outright and 37.5% with a mortgage.

PR4 6ED
88%
England
  • Owned88%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented8.9%20.5%
  • Social rented1.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PR4 6EDEngland
Owned outright50.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan37.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association0.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 24.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PR4 6EDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (19.9%). 22.3% of households include dependent children.

PR4 6EDEngland
Living alone, under 6611.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13%12.8%
Couple, no children19.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households4%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 6ED (Hesketh Bank & Tarleton) (about 1,812 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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