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Housing in CH49 4PU

What the homes in CH49 4PU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Saughall Massie
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,616 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (54.8%). Flats make up 7.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CH49 4PUEngland
Detached36.1%22.9%
Semi-detached54.8%31.5%
Terraced1.6%23%
Purpose-built flat5.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH49 4PU area is above that, at 82.6%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.7% of households against 20.5%. 45.5% own outright and 37.1% with a mortgage.

CH49 4PU
83%
16%
England
  • Owned82.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented15.7%20.5%
  • Social rented0.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CH49 4PUEngland
Owned outright45.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan37.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association0.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 32.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CH49 4PUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 21%. 20.2% of households include dependent children.

CH49 4PUEngland
Living alone, under 6619.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.7%12.8%
Couple, no children21%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households4%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 CH49 4PU sits in (Saughall Massie): about 1,616 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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