St. Helens property guide
This guide brings together the latest property, schools and crime data for St. Helens, Merseyside. Figures cover the 12 months to the end of February 2026 and are sourced from HM Land Registry, Police.uk and the DfE schools register.
House prices in St. Helens
The median sale price in St. Helens over the last 12 months was £160,000, across 983 recorded transactions. That is 3.0% lower than the previous 12 months.
Semi-detached homes were the most-traded type in St. Helens, accounting for 400 of the period's sales at a median of £187,000.
Median price by property type, last 12 months
| Type | Median price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £305,000 | 129 |
| Semi-detached | £187,000 | 400 |
| Terraced | £118,500 | 383 |
| Flat | £90,000 | 46 |
| Other | £238,000 | 25 |
Schools in St. Helens
St. Helens has 40 open schools recorded in the DfE register, including 30 primary, 5 secondary and 2 with a sixth form or 16-plus provision.
Nearest secondary schools to St. Helens centre
| School | Postcode | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy | WA11 9BB | 1.7 km |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic High School | WA9 3HE | 2.4 km |
| De La Salle School | WA10 4QH | 2.5 km |
| The Sutton Academy | WA9 5AU | 3.1 km |
| Outwood Academy Haydock | WA11 0JG | 3.8 km |
Crime in St. Helens
In St. Helens, the largest reported categories over the last 12 months were violence and sexual offences (37.6%), public order (11.1%) and anti-social behaviour (9.5%).
Largest reported categories, last 12 months
| Category | Share |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 37.6% |
| Public order | 11.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9.5% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9.4% |
| Drugs | 8.6% |
Postcode districts in St. Helens
Reported incident counts vary across postcode districts within the St. Helens boundary, partly reflecting where Police.uk anonymises locations and partly reflecting genuine differences in foot traffic and population density.
| Postcode district | Reports (12m) |
|---|---|
| WA10 | 10,625 |
| WA11 | 10,625 |
| WA9 | 10,625 |
| 0 |
Living near St. Helens
Nearby towns include Liverpool, Wirral, Southport, Wallasey and Birkenhead.
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