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Housing in CH44 1AQ

What the homes in CH44 1AQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Egremont
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,567 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (35.2%). Flats make up 25.1%, above the 22.2% across England.

CH44 1AQEngland
Detached6.1%22.9%
Semi-detached33.7%31.5%
Terraced35.2%23%
Purpose-built flat13.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house8.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.4% of households in the CH44 1AQ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 28.8% own outright and 28.7% with a mortgage.

CH44 1AQ
57%
30%
12%
England
  • Owned57.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented29.9%20.5%
  • Social rented12.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CH44 1AQEngland
Owned outright28.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council1.7%8.3%
From a housing association10.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 39.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CH44 1AQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.1%). 23.8% of households include dependent children.

CH44 1AQEngland
Living alone, under 6623.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.5%12.8%
Couple, no children12.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.8%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 CH44 1AQ (Egremont) (about 1,567 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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