Housing in WA14 5FA
What the homes in WA14 5FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Broadheath & Firsway
- Council
- Trafford
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,305 (2024)
WA14 5FAAltrincham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (42.9%). Flats make up 14.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA14 5FA area is well below that, at 41.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.6% of households against 20.5%. 14.3% own outright and 27.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned41.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented8.6%20.5%
- Social rented49.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 22.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 24.1%. 39.6% 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 5FA sits in (Broadheath & Firsway): about 1,305 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.