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Housing in CH45 5BB

What the homes in CH45 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
New Brighton
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,606 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (39.6%). Flats make up 20.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

CH45 5BBEngland
Detached5.6%22.9%
Semi-detached39.6%31.5%
Terraced34%23%
Purpose-built flat8.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house10.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH45 5BB area is broadly in line with that, at 64.9%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 30.9% of households against 20.5%. 30.6% own outright and 34.3% with a mortgage.

CH45 5BB
65%
31%
England
  • Owned64.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.8%1%
  • Private rented30.9%20.5%
  • Social rented2.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CH45 5BBEngland
Owned outright30.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association1.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CH45 5BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 23.9%. 24% of households include dependent children.

CH45 5BBEngland
Living alone, under 6623.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.8%12.8%
Couple, no children17.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.1%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CH45 5BB sits in (New Brighton): about 1,606 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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