When did average house prices in St. Helens reach their peak? May 2009

Average house prices in St. Helens peaked at £1,340,000 in May 2009, the highest monthly average since January 1995. Across the 12 months to August 2026, the average is £315,020.

Peak average
£1,340,000
Latest 12-month average
£315,020
Data up to
August 2026

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this

All house prices in St. Helens

What was the average house price in St. Helens each year?

Average sold price in each calendar year, newest first. 2024 had the highest yearly average of the past 10 years.

Average house price in St. Helens by year
YearAverage price
2026 (to August)£335,892
2025£287,000
2024Highest£470,652
2023£415,694
2022£438,248
2021£296,132
2020£258,807
2019£282,517
2018£273,914
2017£287,945

How have house prices in St. Helens changed over time?

Monthly or yearly average sold price. Choose a time range to explore.

What else do people ask about St. Helens?

More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas, green space and crime in St. Helens.

Where does this data come from?

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 31 October 2026 at 18:23 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The St. Helens dataset covers 68 postcodes.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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