Housing in WA14 2EA
What the homes in WA14 2EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bowdon
- Council
- Trafford
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,738 (2024)
WA14 2EAAltrincham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (45.1%). Flats make up 38.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA14 2EA area is broadly in line with that, at 57.2%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 27.6% of households against 20.5%. 29.3% own outright and 27.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented27.6%20.5%
- Social rented14.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 40.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 21.8%. 25.6% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Trafford
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Trafford, August 2026, +2.5% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WA14 2EA sits in (Bowdon): about 1,738 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.