Detached
£353,698
77% above the St Helens average
15.9% of sales
What is the average house price in St Helens? £199,928
The average house price in St Helens is £199,928, based on 2,268 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 1.0% (£2,060) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +1.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 2,268
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in St Helens?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£211,098
6% above the St Helens average
42.1% of sales
Terraced
£136,325
32% below the St Helens average
37.4% of sales
Flats
£105,562
47% below the St Helens average
4.6% of sales
Are house prices in St Helens going up or down?
House prices in St Helens are rising: up 1.0% (£2,060) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 46.0% (£63,008).
Past 12 months
+1.0%
+£2,060From £197,868 to £199,928
£200,467£195,299
Past 10 years
+46.0%
+£63,008From £136,920 to £199,928
£199,928£136,920
Quick answers for St Helens
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£224,302
Highest average, reached in March 2025
How many homes sold?
2,268
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
42.1% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
27.7% of sales
How many people live in St Helens?
183,137
3,476 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in St Helens?
80,963
1,537 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in St Helens?
44 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 68% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 6.1 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
5.8% of the area · 73 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in St Helens?
87 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · −1.3% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Rainford
£298,381
Least expensive
£177,663
How does St Helens rank?
4th most expensive area of Merseyside.
Compared with 5 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in St Helens?
The highest recorded sale prices in St Helens, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in St Helens compare with nearby areas?
St Helens compared with the 4 nearest other areas in Merseyside.
St Helens vs Knowsley
- St Helens
- £199,928
- Knowsley
- £198,898−£1,030
Open comparison
St Helens vs Liverpool
- St Helens
- £199,928
- Liverpool
- £205,025+£5,097
Open comparison
St Helens vs Sefton
- St Helens
- £199,928
- Sefton
- £243,246+£43,318
Open comparison
St Helens vs Wirral
- St Helens
- £199,928
- Wirral
- £252,450+£52,522
Open comparison
Which areas of St Helens are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 8 areas of St Helens, most expensive first.
- 1
£298,381
Change over one year: +7.0%
- 2
£284,711
Change over one year: +14.4%
- 3
£282,304
Change over one year: −8.0%
- 4
£279,029
Change over one year: −4.3%
- 5
£277,624
Change over one year: +17.7%
- 6
£262,458
Change over one year: +7.6%
- 7
£213,707
Change over one year: +8.4%
- 8
£177,663
Change over one year: +0.5%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:29 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The St Helens dataset covers 6,196 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.