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Housing in L47 2DL

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

Neighbourhood
Hoylake
Council
Wirral
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,511 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (52.4%). Flats make up 31%, above the 22.2% across England.

L47 2DLEngland
Detached4.6%22.9%
Semi-detached11.8%31.5%
Terraced52.4%23%
Purpose-built flat14.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house14.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.4% of households in the L47 2DL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.1% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 39.5% own outright and 30.8% with a mortgage.

L47 2DL
70%
24%
England
  • Owned70.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented24.1%20.5%
  • Social rented5.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

L47 2DLEngland
Owned outright39.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association4.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 42.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

L47 2DLEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23%). 22.6% of households include dependent children.

L47 2DLEngland
Living alone, under 6623%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.1%12.8%
Couple, no children13.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.4%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 2DL (Hoylake) (about 1,511 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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