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Housing in PR8 2DS

What the homes in PR8 2DS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Birkdale
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,500 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (60.2%). Flats make up 69.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

PR8 2DSEngland
Detached16.5%22.9%
Semi-detached7.2%31.5%
Terraced6.6%23%
Purpose-built flat60.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house8.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.6% of households in the PR8 2DS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 50.9% own outright and 13.7% with a mortgage.

PR8 2DS
65%
19%
16%
England
  • Owned64.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented19.3%20.5%
  • Social rented15.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PR8 2DSEngland
Owned outright50.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.1%18.2%
Other private rented3.2%2.2%
From the council0.5%8.3%
From a housing association15.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 54.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PR8 2DSEngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (38%). 6% of households include dependent children.

PR8 2DSEngland
Living alone, under 6616.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over38%12.8%
Couple, no children11.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children4.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over19.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Sefton

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sefton (August 2026, +5.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SeftonEngland
All homes£938£1,459
One bedroom£622£1,195
Two bedrooms£814£1,335
Three bedrooms£993£1,489
Four or more£1,412£2,161
Detached£1,312£1,640
Semi-detached£1,015£1,449
Terraced£966£1,435
Flat or maisonette£742£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PR8 2DS (Birkdale) (about 1,500 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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