Housing in CH60 2SD
What the homes in CH60 2SD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Gayton & Lower Heswall
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,531 (2024)
CH60 2SDWirral
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (72.1%). Flats make up 12.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH60 2SD area is well above that, at 90.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.4% of households against 20.5%. 64.2% own outright and 26.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned90.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented7.4%20.5%
- Social rented1.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 29.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 23.4%. 18.1% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood CH60 2SD sits in (Gayton & Lower Heswall): about 1,531 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.