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Housing in CH31 9AS

What the homes in CH31 9AS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Heswall
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,570 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (44.4%). Flats make up 32.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CH31 9ASEngland
Detached44.4%22.9%
Semi-detached17.2%31.5%
Terraced5.6%23%
Purpose-built flat27.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH31 9AS area is above that, at 74.4%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.4% of households against 20.5%. 47% own outright and 27.4% with a mortgage.

CH31 9AS
74%
17%
England
  • Owned74.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented17.4%20.5%
  • Social rented7.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CH31 9ASEngland
Owned outright47%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.3%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association7.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CH31 9ASEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 25.7%. 20.6% of households include dependent children.

CH31 9ASEngland
Living alone, under 6612.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over25.7%12.8%
Couple, no children15.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Wirral

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wirral, August 2026, +7% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

WirralEngland
All homes£859£1,459
One bedroom£572£1,195
Two bedrooms£740£1,335
Three bedrooms£905£1,489
Four or more£1,250£2,161
Detached£1,189£1,640
Semi-detached£947£1,449
Terraced£868£1,435
Flat or maisonette£713£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CH31 9AS sits in (Heswall): about 1,570 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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