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Housing in CH49 6JQ

What the homes in CH49 6JQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Upton West
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,541 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (63.5%). Flats make up 5.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CH49 6JQEngland
Detached26.3%22.9%
Semi-detached63.5%31.5%
Terraced4.6%23%
Purpose-built flat5.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

83.3% of households in the CH49 6JQ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 46.3% own outright and 37% with a mortgage.

CH49 6JQ
83%
14%
England
  • Owned83.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented14.4%20.5%
  • Social rented1.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CH49 6JQEngland
Owned outright46.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan37%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council0%8.3%
From a housing association1.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 34% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CH49 6JQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (17.3%). 21.4% of households include dependent children.

CH49 6JQEngland
Living alone, under 6616.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.3%12.8%
Couple, no children16.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households3%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around CH49 6JQ (Upton West) (about 1,541 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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