Housing in CH41 1HN
What the homes in CH41 1HN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Poulton
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,285 (2024)
CH41 1HNBirkenhead
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (45.8%). Flats make up 8.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
42.1% of households in the CH41 1HN area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 14.8% own outright and 27.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented19%20.5%
- Social rented38.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a lone parent with dependent children (22.4%). 39.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wirral
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wirral (August 2026, +7% 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 CH41 1HN (Poulton) (about 1,285 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.