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Housing in WA7 2BH

What the homes in WA7 2BH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Halton Castlefield
Council
Halton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,574 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34.9%). Flats make up 19.8%, below the 22.2% across England.

WA7 2BHEngland
Detached21.7%22.9%
Semi-detached34.9%31.5%
Terraced23.6%23%
Purpose-built flat19.5%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%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.4% of households in the WA7 2BH area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 33.5% own outright and 24.9% with a mortgage.

WA7 2BH
58%
30%
England
  • Owned58.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented10.9%20.5%
  • Social rented30.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WA7 2BHEngland
Owned outright33.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council3.7%8.3%
From a housing association26.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 40.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WA7 2BHEngland
0%
20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.4%). 20% of households include dependent children.

WA7 2BHEngland
Living alone, under 6621.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.4%12.8%
Couple, no children14.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Halton

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Halton (August 2026, +7.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

HaltonEngland
All homes£749£1,459
One bedroom£547£1,195
Two bedrooms£686£1,335
Three bedrooms£826£1,489
Four or more£1,162£2,161
Detached£1,066£1,640
Semi-detached£813£1,449
Terraced£751£1,435
Flat or maisonette£632£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WA7 2BH (Halton Castlefield) (about 1,574 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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