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Housing in WN6 9PL

What the homes in WN6 9PL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington
Council
West Lancashire
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,520 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (60.7%). Flats make up 2.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WN6 9PLEngland
Detached60.7%22.9%
Semi-detached28%31.5%
Terraced8.5%23%
Purpose-built flat1.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.6%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WN6 9PL area is above that, at 85.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10% of households against 20.5%. 55.1% own outright and 30.2% with a mortgage.

WN6 9PL
85%
England
  • Owned85.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented10%20.5%
  • Social rented4.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WN6 9PLEngland
Owned outright55.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.5%18.2%
Other private rented3.5%2.2%
From the council3.2%8.3%
From a housing association1.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 24.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WN6 9PLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.1%. 20.1% of households include dependent children.

WN6 9PLEngland
Living alone, under 669.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.2%12.8%
Couple, no children19.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over18.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in West Lancashire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in West Lancashire, August 2026, +5.6% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

West LancashireEngland
All homes£805£1,459
One bedroom£588£1,195
Two bedrooms£731£1,335
Three bedrooms£845£1,489
Four or more£1,232£2,161
Detached£1,148£1,640
Semi-detached£833£1,449
Terraced£816£1,435
Flat or maisonette£693£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WN6 9PL sits in (Parbold, Appley Bridge & Wrightington): about 1,520 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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