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Housing in L47 2BA

What the homes in L47 2BA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hoylake
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,787 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (29.3%). Flats make up 53.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

L47 2BAEngland
Detached19.3%22.9%
Semi-detached13.6%31.5%
Terraced14.1%23%
Purpose-built flat29.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house13.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building10.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

78% of households in the L47 2BA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.9% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 50.8% own outright and 27.2% with a mortgage.

L47 2BA
78%
20%
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  • Owned78%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented19.9%20.5%
  • Social rented2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

L47 2BAEngland
Owned outright50.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.8%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association1.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 39.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

L47 2BAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (24.9%). 16.6% of households include dependent children.

L47 2BAEngland
Living alone, under 6614.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over24.9%12.8%
Couple, no children15.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%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 L47 2BA (Hoylake) (about 1,787 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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