Housing in WA7 2DT
What the homes in WA7 2DT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Grange, Halton Brook & Hallwood Park
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,850 (2024)
WA7 2DTRuncorn
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (59%). Flats make up 2.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
39.4% of households in the WA7 2DT area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 18.7% own outright and 20.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned39.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented15.4%20.5%
- Social rented44.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 25.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.4%). 36.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WA7 2DT (Grange, Halton Brook & Hallwood Park) (about 1,850 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.