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Housing in PR9 9EP

What the homes in PR9 9EP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Southport Waterfront
Council
Sefton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,784 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (34.4%). Flats make up 63.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

PR9 9EPEngland
Detached13.6%22.9%
Semi-detached17%31.5%
Terraced5.7%23%
Purpose-built flat34.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house27.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.9% of households in the PR9 9EP area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 46% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 34.5% own outright and 15.4% with a mortgage.

PR9 9EP
50%
46%
England
  • Owned49.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented46%20.5%
  • Social rented3.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

PR9 9EPEngland
Owned outright34.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent41.1%18.2%
Other private rented4.9%2.2%
From the council0.5%8.3%
From a housing association3.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 52.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

PR9 9EPEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31%). 10.4% of households include dependent children.

PR9 9EPEngland
Living alone, under 6631%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over21.2%12.8%
Couple, no children14.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children6.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.2%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 9EP (Southport Waterfront) (about 1,784 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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