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Housing in CH47 2BL

What the homes in CH47 2BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hoylake
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,429 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (44.8%). Flats make up 15.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

CH47 2BLEngland
Detached10.9%22.9%
Semi-detached44.8%31.5%
Terraced28.6%23%
Purpose-built flat9.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH47 2BL area is above that, at 81%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 18% of households against 20.5%. 45% own outright and 36% with a mortgage.

CH47 2BL
81%
18%
England
  • Owned81%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented18%20.5%
  • Social rented1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CH47 2BLEngland
Owned outright45%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council0.2%8.3%
From a housing association0.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CH47 2BLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.4%. 24.9% of households include dependent children.

CH47 2BLEngland
Living alone, under 6615.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.7%12.8%
Couple, no children21.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.8%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. 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 CH47 2BL sits in (Hoylake): about 1,429 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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