Housing in CH42 1RT
What the homes in CH42 1RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tranmere
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,105 (2024)
CH42 1RTBirkenhead
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (30.4%). Flats make up 39.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH42 1RT area is less than half that, at 22.6%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 37.8% of households against 20.5%. 11% own outright and 11.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned22.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented37.8%20.5%
- Social rented38%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 2.0 people living in it. 48.9% 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 33.8%. 21.9% 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 CH42 1RT sits in (Tranmere): about 2,105 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.