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Housing in CH60 5SU

What the homes in CH60 5SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Heswall
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,587 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (69.8%). Flats make up 12.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.

CH60 5SUEngland
Detached5.8%22.9%
Semi-detached69.8%31.5%
Terraced11.8%23%
Purpose-built flat9.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH60 5SU area is broadly in line with that, at 68.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.2% of households against 20.5%. 35.8% own outright and 32.6% with a mortgage.

CH60 5SU
68%
21%
England
  • Owned68.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.7%1%
  • Private rented21.2%20.5%
  • Social rented8.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CH60 5SUEngland
Owned outright35.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council2.8%8.3%
From a housing association6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CH60 5SUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 18.1%. 26.2% of households include dependent children.

CH60 5SUEngland
Living alone, under 6618.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.8%12.8%
Couple, no children16.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.6%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 CH60 5SU sits in (Heswall): about 1,587 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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