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Housing in CH41 2QH

What the homes in CH41 2QH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Birkenhead Central
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,093 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (55.1%). Flats make up 76.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

CH41 2QHEngland
Detached1.9%22.9%
Semi-detached1.8%31.5%
Terraced19.6%23%
Purpose-built flat55.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building15.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

15.5% of households in the CH41 2QH area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 7.6% own outright and 8% with a mortgage.

CH41 2QH
16%
32%
52%
England
  • Owned15.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented32%20.5%
  • Social rented52.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CH41 2QHEngland
Owned outright7.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent30.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council2.8%8.3%
From a housing association49.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.4 people living in it. 69.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CH41 2QHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (57%). 9% of households include dependent children.

CH41 2QHEngland
Living alone, under 6657%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.1%12.8%
Couple, no children12.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children2.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.1%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CH41 2QH (Birkenhead Central) (about 1,093 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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