Housing in CH61 8RT
What the homes in CH61 8RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Thurstaston & Irby
- Council
- Wirral
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,840 (2024)
CH61 8RTWirral
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (80.3%). Flats make up 2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH61 8RT area is above that, at 84.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.9% of households against 20.5%. 53.3% own outright and 31.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented8.9%20.5%
- Social rented6.5%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. 35.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 23%. 18% 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 CH61 8RT sits in (Thurstaston & Irby): about 1,840 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.