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Housing in CH61 1BB

What the homes in CH61 1BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Pensby & Thingwall
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,546 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (58.1%). Flats make up 16.3%, below the 22.2% across England.

CH61 1BBEngland
Detached22.3%22.9%
Semi-detached58.1%31.5%
Terraced3.1%23%
Purpose-built flat13.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH61 1BB area is above that, at 79%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.5% of households against 20.5%. 42.3% own outright and 36.6% with a mortgage.

CH61 1BB
79%
England
  • Owned79%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented9.5%20.5%
  • Social rented11.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CH61 1BBEngland
Owned outright42.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council2.6%8.3%
From a housing association8.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CH61 1BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.4%. 24.9% of households include dependent children.

CH61 1BBEngland
Living alone, under 6616%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.9%12.8%
Couple, no children16%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.5%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 CH61 1BB sits in (Pensby & Thingwall): about 1,546 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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