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Housing in CH45 7LU

What the homes in CH45 7LU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wallasey East
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,520 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (39.4%). Flats make up 21.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

CH45 7LUEngland
Detached3.4%22.9%
Semi-detached35.5%31.5%
Terraced39.4%23%
Purpose-built flat7.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house11.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH45 7LU area is below that, at 52%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 40.7% of households against 20.5%. 23.1% own outright and 28.9% with a mortgage.

CH45 7LU
52%
41%
England
  • Owned52%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented40.7%20.5%
  • Social rented7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CH45 7LUEngland
Owned outright23.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent38.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association6.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CH45 7LUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 22.1%. 30.3% of households include dependent children.

CH45 7LUEngland
Living alone, under 6622.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15%12.8%
Couple, no children13%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%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 7LU sits in (Wallasey East): about 1,520 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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