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Housing in WA14 2TL

What the homes in WA14 2TL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bowdon
Council
Trafford
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,477 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (28%). Flats make up 33.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.

WA14 2TLEngland
Detached26.7%22.9%
Semi-detached28%31.5%
Terraced12%23%
Purpose-built flat19.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house10.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

81.3% of households in the WA14 2TL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.9% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 50.5% own outright and 30.8% with a mortgage.

WA14 2TL
81%
17%
England
  • Owned81.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented16.9%20.5%
  • Social rented1.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WA14 2TLEngland
Owned outright50.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WA14 2TLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (18.6%). 21.4% of households include dependent children.

WA14 2TLEngland
Living alone, under 6615.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.6%12.8%
Couple, no children16%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over18.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Trafford

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Trafford (August 2026, +2.5% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

TraffordEngland
All homes£1,369£1,459
One bedroom£944£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,202£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,483£1,489
Four or more£2,106£2,161
Detached£2,044£1,640
Semi-detached£1,521£1,449
Terraced£1,357£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,120£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WA14 2TL (Bowdon) (about 1,477 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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