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Housing in CH49 8HB

What the homes in CH49 8HB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Woodchurch
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,564 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (46.1%). Flats make up 25.1%, above the 22.2% across England.

CH49 8HBEngland
Detached2.3%22.9%
Semi-detached26.4%31.5%
Terraced46.1%23%
Purpose-built flat24.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

36.3% of households in the CH49 8HB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 20.8% own outright and 15.5% with a mortgage.

CH49 8HB
36%
16%
46%
England
  • Owned36.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.7%1%
  • Private rented15.8%20.5%
  • Social rented45.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CH49 8HBEngland
Owned outright20.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council20.8%8.3%
From a housing association25.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 46.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CH49 8HBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.2%). 24.3% of households include dependent children.

CH49 8HBEngland
Living alone, under 6626.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.1%12.8%
Couple, no children9.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.1%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 8HB (Woodchurch) (about 1,564 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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