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Housing in CH43 8SH

What the homes in CH43 8SH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Claughton North
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,581 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.7%). Flats make up 29.7%, above the 22.2% across England.

CH43 8SHEngland
Detached5.1%22.9%
Semi-detached43.7%31.5%
Terraced21.6%23%
Purpose-built flat14.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house12.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.9% of households in the CH43 8SH area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.2% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 37.2% own outright and 30.7% with a mortgage.

CH43 8SH
68%
22%
England
  • Owned67.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented22.2%20.5%
  • Social rented9.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CH43 8SHEngland
Owned outright37.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council1.9%8.3%
From a housing association7.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CH43 8SHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.8%). 22.5% of households include dependent children.

CH43 8SHEngland
Living alone, under 6621.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.2%12.8%
Couple, no children13.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.9%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 8SH (Claughton North) (about 1,581 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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