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Housing in PR9 7LS

What the homes in PR9 7LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Marshside
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,396 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (54.9%). Flats make up 7.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

PR9 7LSEngland
Detached29.6%22.9%
Semi-detached54.9%31.5%
Terraced8.3%23%
Purpose-built flat1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

81.3% of households in the PR9 7LS area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 49.2% own outright and 32.2% with a mortgage.

PR9 7LS
81%
16%
England
  • Owned81.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented16%20.5%
  • Social rented2.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PR9 7LSEngland
Owned outright49.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association1.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PR9 7LSEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (17.3%). 20.2% of households include dependent children.

PR9 7LSEngland
Living alone, under 6613.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.2%12.8%
Couple, no children17.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households3%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 PR9 7LS (Marshside) (about 1,396 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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