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Housing in PR7 7BE

What the homes in PR7 7BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Leyland South East & Buckshaw Village
Council
South Ribble
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,421 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (32.1%). Flats make up 32.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.

PR7 7BEEngland
Detached24.3%22.9%
Semi-detached20.3%31.5%
Terraced22.4%23%
Purpose-built flat32.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

55.3% of households in the PR7 7BE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 15.4% own outright and 39.8% with a mortgage.

PR7 7BE
55%
36%
England
  • Owned55.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented36.3%20.5%
  • Social rented7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PR7 7BEEngland
Owned outright15.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan39.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association6.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PR7 7BEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25.4%). 37% of households include dependent children.

PR7 7BEEngland
Living alone, under 6625.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.2%12.8%
Couple, no children21%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.7%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 PR7 7BE (Leyland South East & Buckshaw Village) (about 1,421 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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