Housing in WA7 6LD
What the homes in WA7 6LD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Halton Castlefield
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,238 (2024)
WA7 6LDRuncorn
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (62.3%). Flats make up 17.1%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA7 6LD area is less than half that, at 22.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 5.5% of households against 20.5%. 11.8% own outright and 10.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned22.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented5.5%20.5%
- Social rented72.1%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 2.4 people living in it. 32.6% 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 20.1%. 31.1% 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 6LD sits in (Halton Castlefield): about 1,238 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.