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Housing in WA8 3NA

What the homes in WA8 3NA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Halton View
Council
Halton
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,420 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (47.7%). Flats make up 21.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

WA8 3NAEngland
Detached3.2%22.9%
Semi-detached27.9%31.5%
Terraced47.7%23%
Purpose-built flat19.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.4% of households in the WA8 3NA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 23.1% own outright and 23.3% with a mortgage.

WA8 3NA
46%
16%
37%
England
  • Owned46.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented16%20.5%
  • Social rented37.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WA8 3NAEngland
Owned outright23.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council7.9%8.3%
From a housing association29.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 41.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WA8 3NAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.1%). 26.1% of households include dependent children.

WA8 3NAEngland
Living alone, under 6623.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.5%12.8%
Couple, no children12.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.4%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 WA8 3NA (Halton View) (about 1,420 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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