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Housing in ST7 3HL

What the homes in ST7 3HL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Scholar Green, Rode Heath & Brereton
Council
Cheshire East
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,539 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (42.6%). Flats make up 2.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

ST7 3HLEngland
Detached38.3%22.9%
Semi-detached42.6%31.5%
Terraced16.5%23%
Purpose-built flat1.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the ST7 3HL area is above that, at 75.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.6% of households against 20.5%. 50.4% own outright and 25.5% with a mortgage.

ST7 3HL
76%
15%
England
  • Owned75.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented8.6%20.5%
  • Social rented15.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

ST7 3HLEngland
Owned outright50.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council3%8.3%
From a housing association12%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 26.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

ST7 3HLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.2%. 18.8% of households include dependent children.

ST7 3HLEngland
Living alone, under 6610.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.7%12.8%
Couple, no children22.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Cheshire East

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cheshire East, August 2026, +6.6% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

Cheshire EastEngland
All homes£985£1,459
One bedroom£696£1,195
Two bedrooms£898£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,106£1,489
Four or more£1,610£2,161
Detached£1,432£1,640
Semi-detached£1,089£1,449
Terraced£968£1,435
Flat or maisonette£821£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood ST7 3HL sits in (Scholar Green, Rode Heath & Brereton): about 1,539 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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