Housing in WA8 8SL
What the homes in WA8 8SL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ditton
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,687 (2024)
WA8 8SLWidnes
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (44.8%). Flats make up 18.6%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
56.6% of households in the WA8 8SL area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 26.4% own outright and 30.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.5%1%
- Private rented23%20.5%
- Social rented16.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.7%). 22.6% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WA8 8SL (Ditton) (about 1,687 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.