Housing in PR8 5DF
What the homes in PR8 5DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Southport South
- Council
- Sefton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,715 (2024)
PR8 5DFSouthport
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (59.3%). Flats make up 31.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
50% of households in the PR8 5DF area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 41.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 24.7% own outright and 25.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned50%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented41.9%20.5%
- Social rented7.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.5%). 31% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around PR8 5DF (Southport South) (about 1,715 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.