Housing in CH42 2ED
What the homes in CH42 2ED are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bebington New Ferry
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,718 (2024)
CH42 2EDBirkenhead
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (59.7%). Flats make up 16.4%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH42 2ED area is less than half that, at 20.6%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.4% of households against 20.5%. 12.2% own outright and 8.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned20.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented15.4%20.5%
- Social rented63.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 30.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is lone parent with dependent children, at 21.5%. 36.9% 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 2ED sits in (Bebington New Ferry): about 1,718 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.