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Housing in WA15 9ST

What the homes in WA15 9ST are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hale
Council
Trafford
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,236 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (39.8%). Flats make up 12.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

WA15 9STEngland
Detached39.8%22.9%
Semi-detached36.4%31.5%
Terraced11.6%23%
Purpose-built flat8.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

90.9% of households in the WA15 9ST area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 50.2% own outright and 40.7% with a mortgage.

WA15 9ST
91%
England
  • Owned90.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented8.5%20.5%
  • Social rented0.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WA15 9STEngland
Owned outright50.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan40.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council0%8.3%
From a housing association0.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 16.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WA15 9STEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (28.8%). 32.2% of households include dependent children.

WA15 9STEngland
Living alone, under 666.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.4%12.8%
Couple, no children15.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children28.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children11%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%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 WA15 9ST (Hale) (about 1,236 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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