Housing in WA8 8UP
What the homes in WA8 8UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hale Bank
- Council
- Halton
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,226 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (40.8%). Flats make up 14.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA8 8UP area is broadly in line with that, at 57.2%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16% of households against 20.5%. 29% own outright and 28.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented16%20.5%
- Social rented26%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 2.2 people living in it. 34.4% 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 20.2%. 25.2% 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 8UP sits in (Hale Bank): about 2,226 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.