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Housing in WA5 1LY

What the homes in WA5 1LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hood Manor & Sankey Bridges
Council
Warrington
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,536 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (38.3%). Flats make up 17.5%, below the 22.2% across England.

WA5 1LYEngland
Detached8.4%22.9%
Semi-detached38.3%31.5%
Terraced35.7%23%
Purpose-built flat17%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA5 1LY area is below that, at 52.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.4% of households against 20.5%. 24.7% own outright and 27.6% with a mortgage.

WA5 1LY
52%
13%
33%
England
  • Owned52.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented13.4%20.5%
  • Social rented33.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WA5 1LYEngland
Owned outright24.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.4%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council5.6%8.3%
From a housing association27.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WA5 1LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 20.7%. 28% of households include dependent children.

WA5 1LYEngland
Living alone, under 6620.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%12.8%
Couple, no children12%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households4%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WA5 1LY sits in (Hood Manor & Sankey Bridges): about 1,536 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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