UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/wa9
WA9St Helens, St. Helens, England
House prices in WA9, St Helens
Homes in WA9 sold for a median of £180,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,275 standard sales.
Measured by floor area, the median was £2,282 per square metre, from 48 sales linked by property reference to an energy certificate, 17% below the £2,763 median for the North West.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 270 | £310,000 | £270,000 to £355,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 551 | £190,000 | £160,000 to £233,000 | £2,404/m²from 28 sales |
| Terraced | 412 | £125,000 | £100,000 to £160,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 42 | £91,500 | £78,000 to £103,000 | Too few |
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 43% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 32%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.4 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in WA9
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in WA9 5, around St Helens, with a median of £226,000, and lowest in WA9 1, around St Helens, at £110,500. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in WA9 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 149 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| WA9 5GE | £590,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4ZJ | £365,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5YS | £365,000 | 9 |
| WA9 5UT | £353,000 | 4 |
| WA9 5XZ | £342,500 | 3 |
| WA9 5XX | £341,000 | 18 |
| WA9 3PL | £316,000 | 4 |
| WA9 5XR | £315,000 | 6 |
| WA9 5UE | £308,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5TJ | £300,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4AX | £285,000 | 6 |
| WA9 5AQ | £285,000 | 53 |
| WA9 5XY | £285,000 | 11 |
| WA9 4LP | £282,500 | 4 |
| WA9 5YE | £280,000 | 8 |
| WA9 3JW | £274,000 | 21 |
| WA9 3JD | £272,500 | 4 |
| WA9 4PN | £270,000 | 7 |
| WA9 5YR | £269,000 | 26 |
| WA9 4YW | £265,000 | 11 |
| WA9 4AZ | £255,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5RH | £252,500 | 4 |
| WA9 5LL | £250,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4AU | £246,000 | 6 |
| WA9 5HQ | £245,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5JF | £245,000 | 3 |
| WA9 3QG | £243,000 | 25 |
| WA9 5FX | £242,500 | 3 |
| WA9 5YF | £240,500 | 4 |
| WA9 3DT | £240,000 | 20 |
| WA9 3TE | £240,000 | 3 |
| WA9 3DF | £238,000 | 4 |
| WA9 3ZN | £236,500 | 10 |
| WA9 3GE | £236,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5FW | £235,000 | 5 |
| WA9 5XN | £235,000 | 8 |
| WA9 5UY | £234,000 | 12 |
| WA9 3GD | £230,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5UH | £227,500 | 4 |
| WA9 4PF | £222,500 | 7 |
| WA9 4UW | £220,000 | 3 |
| WA9 3GS | £217,500 | 3 |
| WA9 3TR | £217,000 | 4 |
| WA9 5TD | £215,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5UQ | £215,000 | 3 |
| WA9 3GR | £206,000 | 7 |
| WA9 4XB | £205,000 | 3 |
| WA9 3FZ | £200,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4DW | £200,000 | 3 |
| WA9 3TP | £198,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4NT | £195,000 | 4 |
| WA9 5BQ | £195,000 | 3 |
| WA9 3ZH | £193,500 | 7 |
| WA9 4DT | £192,000 | 5 |
| WA9 4DE | £190,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4PE | £190,000 | 4 |
| WA9 4PL | £190,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4YB | £190,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5LP | £189,000 | 4 |
| WA9 5NT | £188,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4NQ | £185,000 | 7 |
| WA9 5TG | £185,000 | 3 |
| WA9 3TQ | £183,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5TR | £181,500 | 4 |
| WA9 3XQ | £180,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4NN | £180,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4PZ | £180,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4YE | £180,000 | 5 |
| WA9 4HD | £178,500 | 4 |
| WA9 5RE | £177,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4JX | £176,500 | 4 |
| WA9 3TH | £175,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4BS | £175,000 | 5 |
| WA9 4BX | £175,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4ZS | £175,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5HY | £175,000 | 5 |
| WA9 2ES | £174,000 | 4 |
| WA9 5UP | £173,500 | 4 |
| WA9 3GJ | £172,500 | 3 |
| WA9 4NH | £171,000 | 3 |
| WA9 1SE | £170,000 | 5 |
| WA9 3ZA | £168,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4SD | £168,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4XA | £168,000 | 6 |
| WA9 5RG | £166,500 | 4 |
| WA9 3TY | £165,000 | 3 |
| WA9 3BZ | £160,000 | 3 |
| WA9 3QX | £160,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5EJ | £160,000 | 3 |
| WA9 2DW | £158,500 | 6 |
| WA9 1DU | £157,500 | 4 |
| WA9 3TU | £155,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4SA | £154,000 | 6 |
| WA9 5BP | £154,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5QB | £154,000 | 5 |
| WA9 3HX | £152,500 | 4 |
| WA9 1HJ | £152,000 | 5 |
| WA9 3RJ | £150,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5HL | £147,000 | 5 |
| WA9 3LB | £146,500 | 4 |
| WA9 1EH | £146,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4XN | £145,500 | 4 |
| WA9 4WH | £143,000 | 4 |
| WA9 2HZ | £140,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5PP | £140,000 | 5 |
| WA9 4LX | £138,000 | 3 |
| WA9 2PU | £137,500 | 4 |
| WA9 3QR | £135,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4BH | £135,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4TG | £135,000 | 5 |
| WA9 5JP | £135,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4QL | £133,500 | 4 |
| WA9 4EY | £132,000 | 4 |
| WA9 5AG | £130,000 | 5 |
| WA9 5RS | £126,500 | 5 |
| WA9 3NF | £125,000 | 3 |
| WA9 3UT | £125,000 | 4 |
| WA9 4RP | £122,000 | 5 |
| WA9 2EX | £119,500 | 4 |
| WA9 3PN | £118,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4BD | £112,500 | 3 |
| WA9 5EX | £111,500 | 4 |
| WA9 3PS | £110,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5LZ | £110,000 | 3 |
| WA9 3RG | £109,000 | 3 |
| WA9 2EY | £108,000 | 3 |
| WA9 3XA | £106,500 | 9 |
| WA9 3NN | £106,000 | 4 |
| WA9 5JZ | £106,000 | 3 |
| WA9 2AD | £105,000 | 3 |
| WA9 3ZL | £105,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5JY | £105,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5LT | £105,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4QZ | £104,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5EN | £104,000 | 4 |
| WA9 3UG | £102,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5WG | £102,000 | 10 |
| WA9 4BL | £100,000 | 3 |
| WA9 4JW | £100,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5GP | £97,000 | 7 |
| WA9 2DH | £94,000 | 3 |
| WA9 5GJ | £93,500 | 3 |
| WA9 3PT | £89,500 | 4 |
| WA9 3PP | £87,500 | 4 |
| WA9 3BH | £83,000 | 4 |
| WA9 1SB | £80,500 | 6 |
| WA9 3QT | £78,000 | 5 |
| WA9 1BA | £74,500 | 4 |
| WA9 3NL | £70,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 74%, from £106,000 in 2016 to £184,000 in 2025, more than the 52% rise for a typical district in the North West.
Coal mining
All 1,312 live postcodes in WA9 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, so expect your conveyancer to order a mining report with the other conveyancing searches. It does not mean a home is affected (what the report covers).
Postcode districts in the St. Helens council area
Median sale price of the 4 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. WA9 is the second cheapest.
- WA12 Newton-le-Willows£215,000
- WA11 St Helens£185,000
- WA9 St Helens, this district£180,000
- WA10 St Helens£174,000
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | |
| B | 27 | |
| C | 656 | |
| D | 343 | |
| E | 24 | |
| F | 10 | |
| G | 2 |
64% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of WA9, from the sales in WA9, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Bold & Lea Green 342 sales£210,000
- Thatto Heath 291 sales£205,000
- Sutton North West 231 sales£200,000
- Sutton South East 203 sales£180,000
- Parr 176 sales£126,000
- Peasley Cross & Fingerpost 65 sales£110,000
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £53,000 for a terraced house on South Street to £375,000 for a detached house on Orchid Way.
The latest standard sales recorded in WA9. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 29 New StreetSold for £165,000
- 18 Orchid WaySold for £375,000
- 3 Medway CourtSold for £170,000
- 22 Anderton DriveSold for £260,000
- 84 South StreetSold for £53,000
- 21 Rollesby GardensSold for £215,000
- 132 Gartons LaneSold for £140,000
- 16 Pond WalkSold for £192,500
- 1 Griffin StreetSold for £156,500
- 12 Station RoadSold for £143,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Peets Bridge Drive, St Helens£285,00053 sales
- Parrys Drive, St Helens£269,00026 sales
- Anderton Drive, St Helens£243,00025 sales
- Sylvester Drive, St Helens£274,00021 sales
- Dowty Close, St Helens£240,00020 sales
Living in WA9
Crime
109 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 82 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
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
Across its postcodes, an average of 96% of homes can get it
Higher than 83 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
94% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 72 in 100 postcode districts.
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.
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | ||
| 172 | ||
| 164 | ||
| 189 | ||
| 251 | ||
| 38 | ||
| 199 | ||
| 35 |
About these figures
The figures come from 1,275 standard sales in WA9 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 17% were new builds and fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
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.