Housing in WA7 4PH
What the homes in WA7 4PH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Runcorn Town & Westfield
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,263 (2024)
WA7 4PHRuncorn
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (42.7%). Flats make up 13.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA7 4PH area is broadly in line with that, at 67.8%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.5% of households against 20.5%. 36.9% own outright and 30.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented18.5%20.5%
- Social rented13.7%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 2.0 people living in it. 39.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 20.3%. 19.1% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WA7 4PH sits in (Runcorn Town & Westfield): about 1,263 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.