Housing in CH46 8UW
What the homes in CH46 8UW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Leasowe South & Moreton East
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,533 (2024)
CH46 8UWWirral
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (38.3%). Flats make up 22.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
35.8% of households in the CH46 8UW area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 17.6% own outright and 18.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned35.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented14.5%20.5%
- Social rented49.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 44.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (23.4%). 24.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CH46 8UW (Leasowe South & Moreton East) (about 1,533 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.