Housing in CH41 9EW
What the homes in CH41 9EW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Birkenhead South
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,628 (2024)
CH41 9EWBirkenhead
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (46.8%). Flats make up 20%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH41 9EW area is less than half that, at 30%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 29.9% of households against 20.5%. 14.1% own outright and 15.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned30%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented29.9%20.5%
- Social rented38.5%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 2.1 people living in it. 40.7% 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 30.3%. 28.8% 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 9EW sits in (Birkenhead South): about 1,628 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.