UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/st-helens
Council areaNorth West, England
House prices in St. Helens
Homes in St. Helens sold for a median of £193,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 4,336 standard sales.
That makes it the ninth cheapest of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £225,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 805 | £330,000 | £270,000 to £388,000 | £3,023/m²from 27 sales |
| Semi-detached | 1,991 | £205,000 | £170,000 to £250,000 | £2,576/m²from 83 sales |
| Terraced | 1,342 | £140,000 | £110,000 to £175,000 | £1,925/m²from 40 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 198 | £100,000 | £79,000 to £125,000 | Too few |
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold in St. Helens, at 46% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 31%.
Flats and maisonettes stand out against the North West as a whole: a median of £100,000 here, 33% less than the £150,000 across the region.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £2,490 per m², 10% below the £2,763 across the North West as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 50%, from £130,000 in 2016 to £195,000 in 2025, close to the 52% rise across the North West as a whole.
Postcode districts in St. Helens
District medians are close together, from £174,000 in WA10 (St Helens) to £215,000 in WA12 (Newton-le-Willows).
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- WA12Newton-le-Willows, 625 salesMedian price £215,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
- WA11St Helens, 867 salesMedian price £185,000Price per square metre £2,619Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- WA9St Helens, 1,275 salesMedian price £180,000Price per square metre £2,282Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
- WA10St Helens, 951 salesMedian price £174,000Price per square metre £2,000Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +4%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose in every district with enough sales to compare, most in WA12 (Newton-le-Willows) and WA9 (St Helens), up 5%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Peets Bridge Drive, St Helens (WA9)53 sales
- Parrys Drive, St Helens (WA9)26 sales
- Anderton Drive, St Helens (WA9)25 sales
- Prescot Road, St Helens (WA10)24 sales
- Sylvester Drive, St Helens (WA9)21 sales
- Dowty Close, St Helens (WA9)20 sales
- Wargrave Road, Newton-le-Willows (WA12)19 sales
- Vulcan Park Way, Newton-le-Willows (WA12)18 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Broadhurst Avenue, St Helens (WA9, detached houses, £341,000), Moss Bank Road, St Helens (WA11, £313,000) and Costeth Drive, St Helens (WA9, £285,000).
The cheapest were Heyes Avenue, Haydock (WA11, flats, £45,000), Rollesby Gardens, St Helens (WA9, £102,000) and Station Road, Haydock (WA11, terraced houses, £102,500).
Leasehold homes
42% of sales in St. Helens were leasehold, against 33% across the North West as a whole. Flats made up only 5% of sales, so many houses here are leasehold too: ask who owns the freehold and what the ground rent is.
Living in St. Helens
Crime
88 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 69 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
98% of homes can get it
Higher than 93 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
71% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 69 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,403 a year in St. Helens for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the North West
Median sale price of the 35 council areas in the North West with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. St. Helens and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Bolton£209,000
- Lancaster£203,000
- Preston£200,000
- Wigan£200,000
- Wyre£200,000
- Knowsley£197,000
- Halton£195,000
- St. Helens, this council area£193,000
- Rossendale£190,000
- Liverpool£185,000
- Cumberland£177,000
- Blackburn with Darwen£172,000
- Pendle£148,000
- Hyndburn£140,000
- Blackpool£139,000
About these figures
St. Helens's figures come from 4,336 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 4 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in St. Helens, so their sales add up to 3,718 instead (how we build council pages). New builds made up 6% of them.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.