Housing in CH41 4LE
What the homes in CH41 4LE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkenhead Central
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,276 (2024)
CH41 4LEBirkenhead
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (43.4%). Flats make up 45.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH41 4LE area is less than half that, at 14%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.3% of households against 20.5%. 8.4% own outright and 5.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned14%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented15.3%20.5%
- Social rented68.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 57.3% 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 40.4%. 18% 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 4LE sits in (Birkenhead Central): about 1,276 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.