Housing in WA5 8HE
What the homes in WA5 8HE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingswood & Whittle Hall
- Council
- Warrington
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,562 (2024)
WA5 8HEWarrington
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (30.1%). Flats make up 24.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA5 8HE area is broadly in line with that, at 66.8%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.9% of households against 20.5%. 14.1% own outright and 52.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.1%1%
- Private rented18.9%20.5%
- Social rented12.2%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. 25.7% 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 33.7%. 42.6% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WA5 8HE sits in (Kingswood & Whittle Hall): about 1,562 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.