Housing in CH41 2UD
What the homes in CH41 2UD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Oxton South
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,771 (2024)
CH41 2UDBirkenhead
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (31.6%). Flats make up 37.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH41 2UD area is well below that, at 43.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 37.5% of households against 20.5%. 19.4% own outright and 23.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned43.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented37.5%20.5%
- Social rented17.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 44.8% 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 34.5%. 22.2% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CH41 2UD sits in (Oxton South): about 1,771 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.