St. Helens
Local authority in North West · 121 neighbourhoods
Areas
24 areasAgainst North West: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is North West's middle.
- Newton-le-Willows · WA127 neighbourhoods£2,970 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Rainford · WA116 neighbourhoods£2,970 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Earlestown North · WA124 neighbourhoods£2,960 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Eccleston · WA104 neighbourhoods£2,920 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Billinge · WN54 neighbourhoods£2,850 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Eccleston Park · WA104 neighbourhoods£2,770 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Rainhill South · L354 neighbourhoods£2,660 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Garswood · WN44 neighbourhoods£2,490 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Rainhill North · L354 neighbourhoods£2,440 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Earlestown South · WA124 neighbourhoods£2,410 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £2,390 per m² · North West £2,650 per m²
- By type
- Flat £107k · Terraced £142k · Semi £208k · Detached £330k
- Neighbourhoods
- 121
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of North West's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 85.7 per 1,000 a year · North West 80.1
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; North West pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
63 state schools- Primary
- 54
- Secondary
- 9
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among North West's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £41,400 a year · typical North West neighbourhood £44,100
- Social renting
- 14% of homes · typical North West neighbourhood 10%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 36% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 17% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of North West's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is St. Helens safe?
Police recorded about 85.7 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, about the same as North West as a whole (80.1). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in St. Helens?
Homes sold for a typical £2,390 per m² in the year to August 2026, about the same as North West as a whole (£2,650 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £165,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in St. Helens?
There are 54 state primary and 9 state secondary schools inside St. Helens's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is St. Helens a deprived area?
36% of St. Helens's 121 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 17% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.