Renting in Birkenhead

Average Rent in Birkenhead: £895/mo

Rent in Birkenhead before the rush.

Median asking rent across 3,688 live Birkenhead listings on 6 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£895 /month

3,688 live listings · 6 portals

Median monthly rent in Birkenhead by property size
SizeMedian rentListings
Studio£750/mo52
1 bed£750/mo1,051
2 bed£900/mo1,218
3 bed£1,045/mo589
4+ bed£1,725/mo581
Room (house share)£525/mo197

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated . Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Birkenhead

What it costs to rent in Birkenhead

Birkenhead currently has 3,688 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £895 a month. 47 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 42% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is CH45 at around £695/mo, while CH60 sits nearer £1,248/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Rent by property size

Average rent in Birkenhead by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 3,688 live listings across 6 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Birkenhead

£750/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Birkenhead is £750 a month, 16% below the city-wide median of £895, based on 52 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Birkenhead

£750/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Birkenhead is £750 a month, 16% below the city-wide median of £895, based on 1,051 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Birkenhead

£900/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Birkenhead is £900 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £895, based on 1,218 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Birkenhead

£1,045/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Birkenhead is £1,045 a month, 17% above the city-wide median of £895, based on 589 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Birkenhead

£1,725/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Birkenhead is £1,725 a month, 93% above the city-wide median of £895, based on 581 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Birkenhead

£525/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Birkenhead house share is £525 a month, 41% below the city-wide median of £895, based on 197 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Wirral rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Wirral, the ONS area that covers Birkenhead. Latest: £852/mo (Jul 26, +6.8% YoY).

Latest

£852

Jul 26

Annual

+6.8%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£628

Aug 21

Total change

+36%

since 2021

£625£750£850Aug 21Feb 24Jul 26

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Property types

What’s on offer in Birkenhead

Flats & apartments

1456

53% of listings

Houses

1069

39% of listings

Rooms

197

7% of listings

Bungalows

11

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Birkenhead — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 57% of the 1,080 houses currently advertised in Birkenhead.

  • Terraced
    57%620
  • Other house
    26%279
  • Semi-detached
    13%143
  • Detached
    3%27
  • Bungalow
    1%11

Rent by postcode

Where Birkenhead rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 2,391 live listings in 37 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Birkenhead

  1. 1CH60£1,248/mo4 rentals
  2. 2L18£1,200/mo26 rentals
  3. 3L3£1,150/mo185 rentals

Cheapest in Birkenhead

  1. 1CH45£695/mo16 rentals
  2. 2CH42£750/mo251 rentals
  3. 3L22£773/mo20 rentals

Features · Birkenhead

Garden, parking, and floor area in Birkenhead

Live signal across 3,688 Birkenhead rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

50%

of 1,681 Birkenhead listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

62%

of 1,692 Birkenhead listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Birkenhead this week

47 homes came onto the Birkenhead rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

47 new this weekUpdated today
  1. 1 bed property for rent in Wallasey Road, Wallasey CH44
    £750/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Wallasey Road, Wallasey CH44

    1View listing
  2. 2 bed property for rent in Parkside East, Birkenhead CH43
    £1,195/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Parkside East, Birkenhead CH43

    2View listing
  3. 2 bed property for rent in Alton Rd, Wirral CH43
    £800/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Alton Rd, Wirral CH43

    2View listing
  4. 1 bed property for rent in St Aidans Terrace, Wirral CH43
    £700/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    St Aidans Terrace, Wirral CH43

    1View listing
  5. 2 bed property for rent in Lucerne Road, Wallasey CH44
    £750/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Lucerne Road, Wallasey CH44

    2View listing
  6. 3 bed property for rent in Ashville Road, Wallasey CH44
    £950/moPrimeLocation

    3 bed property

    Ashville Road, Wallasey CH44

    3View listing
  7. 2 bed property for rent in South Ferry Quay, Liverpool L3
    £1,000/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    South Ferry Quay, Liverpool L3

    2View listing
  8. 1 bed property for rent in Roco, 19 James Street L2
    £1,255/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Roco, 19 James Street L2

    1View listing
  9. 2 bed property for rent in Roco, 19 James Street L2
    £2,150/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Roco, 19 James Street L2

    2View listing
  10. 1 bed property for rent in William Jessop Way, Liverpool L3
    £850/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    William Jessop Way, Liverpool L3

    1View listing
  11. 2 bed property for rent in Liscard Road, Wallasey CH44
    £750/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Liscard Road, Wallasey CH44

    2View listing
  12. 2 bed property for rent in Tradewind Square, Liverpool L1
    £1,225/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Tradewind Square, Liverpool L1

    2View listing
  13. 1 bed property for rent in Lydia Ann Street, Liverpool L1
    £950/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Lydia Ann Street, Liverpool L1

    1View listing
  14. 2 bed property for rent in Waterloo Road, Liverpool L3
    £1,250/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Waterloo Road, Liverpool L3

    2View listing
  15. 2 bed property for rent in Bispham House, Lace Street, Liverpool L3
    £895/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Bispham House, Lace Street, Liverpool L3

    2View listing
  16. 2 bed property for rent in Capitol Buildings, Seaview Road CH45
    £725/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Capitol Buildings, Seaview Road CH45

    2View listing
  17. 1 bed property for rent in Seaview Road, Wallasey CH45
    £625/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Seaview Road, Wallasey CH45

    1View listing
  18. 2 bed property for rent in Oldham Street, Liverpool L1
    £1,050/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Oldham Street, Liverpool L1

    2View listing
  19. 1 bed property for rent in Roscoe St, Liverpool L1
    £900/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Roscoe St, Liverpool L1

    1View listing
  20. 2 bed property for rent in Dale Street, Liverpool L2
    £1,250/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Dale Street, Liverpool L2

    2View listing
  21. 4 bed property for rent in Dale Street, Liverpool L2
    £1,900/moPrimeLocation

    4 bed property

    Dale Street, Liverpool L2

    4View listing
  22. 1 bed property for rent in Liverpool L1
    £700/moPrimeLocation

    1 bed property

    Liverpool L1

    1View listing
  23. 2 bed property for rent in Colquitt Street, Liverpool L1
    £1,445/moPrimeLocation

    2 bed property

    Colquitt Street, Liverpool L1

    2View listing
  24. property for rent in Bold Street, Liverpool L1
    £875/moPrimeLocation

    Studio property

    Bold Street, Liverpool L1

    View listing

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Birkenhead

Most Birkenhead homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 151,550 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

A

most common band

Mean band

2.36

≈ Band B–C

Stock

152k

151,550 properties

  • A
    40%60,810
  • B
    22%33,000
  • C
    18%27,730
  • D
    9%13,640
  • E
    6%8,500
  • F
    3%4,370
  • G
    2%3,210
  • H
    0%280

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Birkenhead

93% of Birkenhead premises can already get full-fibre and 96% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

93%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

96%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

487 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

  • Full fibre (FTTP)
    93%
  • Gigabit-capable
    96%
  • Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
    100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Wirral), July 2025, covering 152,230 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Birkenhead homes

38% of Birkenhead homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

38%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

62%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

131k

130,524 EPCs

  • A
    0%319
  • B
    6%8,416
  • C
    31%40,666
  • D
    43%56,521
  • E
    15%19,796
  • F
    3%3,590
  • G
    1%1,216

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Wirral. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Birkenhead

4 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Birkenhead centroid. The five closest:

  1. 1

    Cathcart Street Primary School

    Primary · Community school · CH41 3JY

    0.54 mi
  2. 2

    Woodlands Primary School

    Primary · Community school · CH41 2SY

    0.70 mi
  3. 3

    The Priory Parish CofE Primary School

    Primary · Voluntary aided school · CH41 4HS

    0.78 mi
  4. 4

    St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School

    Primary · Voluntary aided school · CH41 2TD

    0.79 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Birkenhead centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Birkenhead

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Birkenhead has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 90 of 90 postcode districts analysed, the median was 205 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Birkenhead is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

  • 205 crimes per area (median)
  • 90 of 90 postcode districts covered
  • Data: September 2026

Most reported

  • Anti-social behaviour
  • 0% of incidents

Birkenhead’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Birkenhead

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Bebington has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Birkenhead.

  • Wallasey

    Safer area

    Most common: Violent crime (64) · pop. ~58,000

    2.5
    per 1k

  • Bebington

    Safer area

    Most common: Violent crime (59) · pop. ~58,000

    2.3
    per 1k

  • Prenton

    Typical for city

    Most common: Violent crime (157) · pop. ~14,000

    27
    per 1k

  • Oxton

    Higher crime

    Most common: Violent crime (176) · pop. ~14,000

    35
    per 1k

  • Tranmere

    Higher crime

    Most common: Violent crime (251) · pop. ~13,000

    50
    per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Birkenhead listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Birkenhead.

OpenRent
2366
Rightmove
416
PrimeLocation
414
OnTheMarket
267
SpareRoom
197
Leaders
28

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Frequently asked

Renting in Birkenhead — your questions answered

How much is rent in Birkenhead?

The average (median) asking rent in Birkenhead is £895 a month — a 1-bed is £750 and a 2-bed £900, based on 3,688 live listings across 6 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Birkenhead?

The median asking rent for a studio in Birkenhead is £750 a month, 16% below the city-wide median of £895, based on 52 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Birkenhead?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Birkenhead is £750 a month, 16% below the city-wide median of £895, based on 1,051 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Birkenhead?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Birkenhead is £900 a month, in line with the city-wide median of £895, based on 1,218 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Birkenhead?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Birkenhead is £1,045 a month, 17% above the city-wide median of £895, based on 589 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Birkenhead?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Birkenhead is £1,725 a month, 93% above the city-wide median of £895, based on 581 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Birkenhead?

The median asking rent for a room in a Birkenhead house share is £525 a month, 41% below the city-wide median of £895, based on 197 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Birkenhead?

There are currently 3,688 rental properties available in Birkenhead, with 47 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Birkenhead safe for renters?

Birkenhead has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 205 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Birkenhead?

The most commonly reported crime category in Birkenhead is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

Across North West

Average rent across North West

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