Housing in CH42 9QA
What the homes in CH42 9QA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Oxton South
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,577 (2024)
CH42 9QABirkenhead
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (43.1%). Flats make up 27.7%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH42 9QA area is broadly in line with that, at 59.7%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 27.2% of households against 20.5%. 31.8% own outright and 27.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented27.2%20.5%
- Social rented11.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.8% 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 21.9%. 25.7% 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 9QA sits in (Oxton South): about 1,577 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.