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Housing in CH61 9QW

What the homes in CH61 9QW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Pensby & Thingwall
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,513 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (79.4%). Flats make up 5.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CH61 9QWEngland
Detached12%22.9%
Semi-detached79.4%31.5%
Terraced3.3%23%
Purpose-built flat4.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

85.2% of households in the CH61 9QW area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 42.7% own outright and 42.4% with a mortgage.

CH61 9QW
85%
England
  • Owned85.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented8.2%20.5%
  • Social rented6.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

CH61 9QWEngland
Owned outright42.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan42.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association5.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CH61 9QWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.6%). 29.4% of households include dependent children.

CH61 9QWEngland
Living alone, under 6612.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.8%12.8%
Couple, no children17.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%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 CH61 9QW (Pensby & Thingwall) (about 1,513 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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