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Housing in WA6 9BE

What the homes in WA6 9BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Helsby & Kingsley
Council
Cheshire West and Chester
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,867 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (49%). Flats make up 9.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WA6 9BEEngland
Detached30.6%22.9%
Semi-detached49%31.5%
Terraced10.3%23%
Purpose-built flat8.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA6 9BE area is above that, at 80%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10.1% of households against 20.5%. 43% own outright and 37% with a mortgage.

WA6 9BE
80%
England
  • Owned80%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented10.1%20.5%
  • Social rented9.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WA6 9BEEngland
Owned outright43%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan37%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council3.6%8.3%
From a housing association6.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WA6 9BEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.3%. 23.4% of households include dependent children.

WA6 9BEEngland
Living alone, under 6613.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.1%12.8%
Couple, no children20.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Cheshire West and Chester

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cheshire West and Chester, August 2026, +6.1% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

Cheshire West and ChesterEngland
All homes£991£1,459
One bedroom£725£1,195
Two bedrooms£914£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,121£1,489
Four or more£1,612£2,161
Detached£1,400£1,640
Semi-detached£1,123£1,449
Terraced£979£1,435
Flat or maisonette£850£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WA6 9BE sits in (Helsby & Kingsley): about 1,867 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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