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Housing in CH43 5UX

What the homes in CH43 5UX 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (30.6%). Flats make up 34.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CH43 5UXEngland
Detached18.2%22.9%
Semi-detached28.4%31.5%
Terraced18.9%23%
Purpose-built flat30.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71% of households in the CH43 5UX area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 42.9% own outright and 28.1% with a mortgage.

CH43 5UX
71%
17%
12%
England
  • Owned71%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented16.8%20.5%
  • Social rented12.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CH43 5UXEngland
Owned outright42.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council3.7%8.3%
From a housing association8.5%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

CH43 5UXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.6%). 14.9% of households include dependent children.

CH43 5UXEngland
Living alone, under 6624.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.2%12.8%
Couple, no children15.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.8%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 5UX (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.

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