Housing in CH41 7EF
What the homes in CH41 7EF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bidston Hill
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,530 (2024)
CH41 7EFBirkenhead
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (55.2%). Flats make up 6.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH41 7EF area is less than half that, at 26%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.1% of households against 20.5%. 11.8% own outright and 14.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned26%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented13.1%20.5%
- Social rented60.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.5% 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 25.6%. 32.2% 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 7EF sits in (Bidston Hill): about 1,530 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.