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Housing in WA5 2TE

What the homes in WA5 2TE 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
1,507 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (87.1%). Flats make up 0.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WA5 2TEEngland
Detached8.3%22.9%
Semi-detached87.1%31.5%
Terraced3.6%23%
Purpose-built flat0.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.7%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA5 2TE area is well above that, at 86.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.4% of households against 20.5%. 47.2% own outright and 39.4% with a mortgage.

WA5 2TE
87%
England
  • Owned86.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented7.4%20.5%
  • Social rented5.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WA5 2TEEngland
Owned outright47.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan39.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council1.2%8.3%
From a housing association4.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 24.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WA5 2TEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.5%. 25.6% of households include dependent children.

WA5 2TEEngland
Living alone, under 6611.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.2%12.8%
Couple, no children20.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%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 2TE sits in (Hood Manor & Sankey Bridges): about 1,507 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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