Is St Helens a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in St Helens, from official data · 12 postcode districts · 4,857 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in St Helens, from official data · 12 postcode districts · 4,857 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in St Helens sold for £185,154 in the latest House Price Index, up 7.3% on a year earlier. Across St. Helens, police record 94 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of St Helens, the nearest primary school is Merton Bank Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 5 minute walk (Ofsted: requires improvement); the nearest secondary is St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy, 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Atlas Medical Practice, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk.
St Helens Central station is 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk; the nearest park, Nanny Goat Park, is 100 m away, about a 1 minute walk.
Across St. Helens, police record 94 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in St Helens sold for £185,154 in the latest House Price Index, up 7.3% on a year earlier. By type: detached £304,863, semi-detached £200,208, terraced £154,305, flats £97,946. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Merton Bank Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 5 minute walk (Ofsted: requires improvement). The nearest secondary school is St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy, 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
St Helens Central is 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £32,702 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.