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Housing in CH63 9LY

What the homes in CH63 9LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Poulton, Raby Mere & Thornton Hough
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,366 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (66.6%). Flats make up 0.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

CH63 9LYEngland
Detached66.6%22.9%
Semi-detached18.6%31.5%
Terraced14.5%23%
Purpose-built flat0%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the CH63 9LY area is well above that, at 90.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.2% of households against 20.5%. 57% own outright and 33.9% with a mortgage.

CH63 9LY
91%
England
  • Owned90.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented7.2%20.5%
  • Social rented1.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

CH63 9LYEngland
Owned outright57%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.2%18.2%
Other private rented1%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

CH63 9LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.5%. 24.1% of households include dependent children.

CH63 9LYEngland
Living alone, under 667.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.7%12.8%
Couple, no children15.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over18.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.5%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 CH63 9LY sits in (Poulton, Raby Mere & Thornton Hough): about 1,366 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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