Housing in CH43 5RT
What the homes in CH43 5RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Oxton South
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,181 (2024)
CH43 5RTPrenton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (59.3%). Flats make up 17.6%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH43 5RT area is below that, at 50.5%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 44% of households against 20.5%. 21.6% own outright and 28.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned50.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented44%20.5%
- Social rented5%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 2.3 people living in it. 35.1% 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 29.2%. 36.4% 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 CH43 5RT sits in (Oxton South): about 2,181 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.