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Housing in CH43 9JL

What the homes in CH43 9JL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Claughton South & Oxton North
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,321 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (43.5%). Flats make up 40.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.

CH43 9JLEngland
Detached43.5%22.9%
Semi-detached14%31.5%
Terraced1.7%23%
Purpose-built flat36%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77.8% of households in the CH43 9JL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 54.6% own outright and 23.2% with a mortgage.

CH43 9JL
78%
13%
England
  • Owned77.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.6%1%
  • Private rented13%20.5%
  • Social rented7.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CH43 9JLEngland
Owned outright54.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association7.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 42.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CH43 9JLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (29.6%). 13.5% of households include dependent children.

CH43 9JLEngland
Living alone, under 6612.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over29.6%12.8%
Couple, no children18.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households1.3%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 9JL (Claughton South & Oxton North) (about 1,321 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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