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Housing in WA2 9HU

What the homes in WA2 9HU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hulme
Council
Warrington
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,706 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (50.4%). Flats make up 16.6%, below the 22.2% across England.

WA2 9HUEngland
Detached3.2%22.9%
Semi-detached50.4%31.5%
Terraced29.8%23%
Purpose-built flat11.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

35.8% of households in the WA2 9HU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 14.5% own outright and 21.3% with a mortgage.

WA2 9HU
36%
12%
52%
England
  • Owned35.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented12.3%20.5%
  • Social rented51.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WA2 9HUEngland
Owned outright14.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council30.6%8.3%
From a housing association21%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 28.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WA2 9HUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.2%). 33.6% of households include dependent children.

WA2 9HUEngland
Living alone, under 6621.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.3%12.8%
Couple, no children12.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Warrington

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Warrington (August 2026, +5.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

WarringtonEngland
All homes£899£1,459
One bedroom£673£1,195
Two bedrooms£835£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,016£1,489
Four or more£1,455£2,161
Detached£1,297£1,640
Semi-detached£973£1,449
Terraced£886£1,435
Flat or maisonette£776£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WA2 9HU (Hulme) (about 1,706 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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