Housing in CH42 8NU
What the homes in CH42 8NU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Egerton Park
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,560 (2024)
CH42 8NUBirkenhead
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (52.4%). Flats make up 3.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH42 8NU area is broadly in line with that, at 61.6%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.9% of households against 20.5%. 29.9% own outright and 31.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.9%1%
- Private rented12.9%20.5%
- Social rented23.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 17.7%. 27.5% 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 8NU sits in (Egerton Park): about 1,560 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.