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Housing in WA5 9RT

What the homes in WA5 9RT 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
1,467 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (51%). Flats make up 4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WA5 9RTEngland
Detached30%22.9%
Semi-detached51%31.5%
Terraced14.9%23%
Purpose-built flat3.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA5 9RT area is broadly in line with that, at 62.6%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.4% of households against 20.5%. 30.5% own outright and 32.1% with a mortgage.

WA5 9RT
63%
17%
England
  • Owned62.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership8.3%1%
  • Private rented17.4%20.5%
  • Social rented11.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WA5 9RTEngland
Owned outright30.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council1.2%8.3%
From a housing association10.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WA5 9RTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.4%. 22% of households include dependent children.

WA5 9RTEngland
Living alone, under 6621.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.9%12.8%
Couple, no children21.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.7%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 9RT sits in (Kingswood & Whittle Hall): about 1,467 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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