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Housing in WA7 6EJ

What the homes in WA7 6EJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Halton Lea & Brookvale
Council
Halton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,426 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (67.3%). Flats make up 17.5%, below the 22.2% across England.

WA7 6EJEngland
Detached4.3%22.9%
Semi-detached11%31.5%
Terraced67.3%23%
Purpose-built flat17%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44.5% of households in the WA7 6EJ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.6% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 23.2% own outright and 21.4% with a mortgage.

WA7 6EJ
45%
47%
England
  • Owned44.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented8.6%20.5%
  • Social rented46.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WA7 6EJEngland
Owned outright23.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council4.1%8.3%
From a housing association42.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 30.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WA7 6EJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (16.2%). 28.5% of households include dependent children.

WA7 6EJEngland
Living alone, under 6614.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.2%12.8%
Couple, no children13.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.6%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 6EJ (Halton Lea & Brookvale) (about 1,426 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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