Housing in WA8 6LY
What the homes in WA8 6LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Widnes Riverside
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,872 (2024)
WA8 6LYWidnes
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (42.9%). Flats make up 28.1%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA8 6LY area is less than half that, at 30.2%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 28.5% of households against 20.5%. 13.1% own outright and 17.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned30.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership2%1%
- Private rented28.5%20.5%
- Social rented39.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 45.9% 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 33.1%. 23.5% 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 WA8 6LY sits in (Widnes Riverside): about 1,872 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.