Property searches in St. Helens

England · figures updated 2026-10-29

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House prices

The average home in St. Helens cost £186,445 in August 2026. Prices have risen 5.1% in the last year.

Type	Average	Last 12 months
All homes	£186,445	+5.1%
Detached	£305,687	+4.1%
Semi-detached	£201,418	+5.4%
Terraced	£155,878	+5.9%
Flat or maisonette	£98,994	+1.4%
First-time buyers	£169,943	+5.4%

UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry.

Council tax 2026-27

A band D home in St. Helens pays £2,403 a year including parish charges (council average). A single adult gets 25% off.

Band	A year	A month (10 payments)
A	£1,602	£160
B	£1,869	£187
C	£2,136	£214
D	£2,403	£240
E	£2,937	£294
F	£3,472	£347
G	£4,006	£401
H	£4,807	£481

Renting

The average private rent is £811 a month (+6.9% in a year). Against the average price, that is a gross yield of about 5.2% a year before costs.

Bedrooms	A month
1	£596
2	£742
3	£907
4 or more	£1,307

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026.

Neighbourhoods

St. Helens is split into 121 small neighbourhoods. 36% of them are among the most deprived 20% in England and 16% among the least deprived 20% (English Indices of Deprivation 2025). On average across them, 66% of homes are owned, 15% privately rented and 19% socially rented; 21% of people are 65 or over and 23% of households have no car (Census 2021). Search an address to see its own neighbourhood.

Mobile signal

100.0% of homes get 4G indoors from at least one network and 95% from all four; 100.0% get 5G outdoors (Ofcom, January 2026).

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