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Housing in CH43 5TG

What the homes in CH43 5TG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Oxton South
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,771 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (31.6%). Flats make up 37.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CH43 5TGEngland
Detached2.4%22.9%
Semi-detached31.6%31.5%
Terraced28.9%23%
Purpose-built flat19.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house14.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.1% of households in the CH43 5TG area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.5% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 19.4% own outright and 23.7% with a mortgage.

CH43 5TG
43%
37%
18%
England
  • Owned43.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.7%1%
  • Private rented37.5%20.5%
  • Social rented17.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CH43 5TGEngland
Owned outright19.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent35.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council2.7%8.3%
From a housing association14.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 44.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CH43 5TGEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (34.5%). 22.2% of households include dependent children.

CH43 5TGEngland
Living alone, under 6634.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.5%12.8%
Couple, no children16%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.1%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CH43 5TG (Oxton South) (about 1,771 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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