Housing in CH42 4AD
What the homes in CH42 4AD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tranmere
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,798 (2024)
CH42 4ADBirkenhead
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (68.1%). Flats make up 14.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH42 4AD area is well below that, at 36.8%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 42.8% of households against 20.5%. 16.4% own outright and 20.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned36.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented42.8%20.5%
- Social rented19.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%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. 43.1% 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 32.3%. 30.1% 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 4AD sits in (Tranmere): about 1,798 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.