Housing in CH43 5UP
What the homes in CH43 5UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Oxton South
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,565 (2024)
CH43 5UPPrenton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (30.6%). Flats make up 34.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH43 5UP area is above that, at 71%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.8% of households against 20.5%. 42.9% own outright and 28.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned71%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented16.8%20.5%
- Social rented12.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 44.9% 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 24.6%. 14.9% 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 5UP sits in (Oxton South): about 1,565 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.