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Housing in CH42 9PS

What the homes in CH42 9PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Oxton South
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,535 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (47%). Flats make up 21.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

CH42 9PSEngland
Detached3.8%22.9%
Semi-detached27.6%31.5%
Terraced47%23%
Purpose-built flat6.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house10.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH42 9PS area is broadly in line with that, at 58.6%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 34.4% of households against 20.5%. 28.7% own outright and 30% with a mortgage.

CH42 9PS
59%
34%
England
  • Owned58.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented34.4%20.5%
  • Social rented6.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CH42 9PSEngland
Owned outright28.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent32.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council3.3%8.3%
From a housing association3.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CH42 9PSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 24.2%. 28.2% of households include dependent children.

CH42 9PSEngland
Living alone, under 6624.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.1%12.8%
Couple, no children15.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.2%7.7%
Rents

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.

WirralEngland
All homes£859£1,459
One bedroom£572£1,195
Two bedrooms£740£1,335
Three bedrooms£905£1,489
Four or more£1,250£2,161
Detached£1,189£1,640
Semi-detached£947£1,449
Terraced£868£1,435
Flat or maisonette£713£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CH42 9PS sits in (Oxton South): about 1,535 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.

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