Housing in CH43 7ZU
What the homes in CH43 7ZU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bidston Hill
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,763 (2024)
CH43 7ZUPrenton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (55%). Flats make up 19.3%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH43 7ZU area is less than half that, at 21.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.9% of households against 20.5%. 10.6% own outright and 11% with a mortgage.
- Owned21.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented8.9%20.5%
- Social rented68.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 34.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is lone parent with dependent children, at 22.5%. 34.6% 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 7ZU sits in (Bidston Hill): about 1,763 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.