marketcodeSold price per m²
£2,296/m² 12 months to Apr 2026
1,744 sales
+2.8% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Local authority
St. Helens property market
Sold £2,296/m² · Median sold £192,976 (1,744 sales) · Index +2.8% y/y · Turnover 2.2% · 12 months, sales to Apr 2026, listings to Aug 2026
What does St. Helens cost?
St. Helens: sold price per m² £2,296/m² (12 months to Apr 2026, 1,744 sales). +2.8% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price
£192,976 12 months to Apr 2026
1,744 sales
+2.8% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£200,432 12 months to Aug 2026
3,985 listings
+3.8% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Settled months to Dec 2025; the dashed tail is the pipeline's projection of the index 12 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
What does St. Helens earn?
St. Helens: asking rent £910 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 1,319 lets).
Asking rent
£910 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
1,319 lets
Gross yield, asking basis
5.0% 12 months to Aug 2026
1,841 lets
+1.7% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does St. Helens vary by home size?
Asking price in St. Helens runs from £92,235 for 1 bedroom to £478,944 for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £92,235 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 94 |
| 2 bedrooms | £128,006 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.3% on the previous 12 months | 1131 |
| 3 bedrooms | £215,973 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +6.1% on the previous 12 months | 2009 |
| 4 bedrooms | £360,284 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +2.9% on the previous 12 months | 657 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £478,944 | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +15.2% on the previous 12 months | 105 |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is St. Helens?
St. Helens: turnover 2.2% (12 months to Jan 2026, 1,946 sales). -6.6% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.2% 12 months to Jan 2026
1,946 sales
-6.6% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
2,984 12 months to Jul 2026
2,984 listings
New listings
2,801 12 months to Aug 2026
2,801 listings
+2.5% on the previous 12 months.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Who is active in St. Helens?
56 agents listed homes for sale in St. Helens; the three largest took 32% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 56
- Top three agents’ share
- 32%
- New homes among listings
- 4.3%
days_to_completion is on the registry-matched subset (sold_matched_n), not a sell-through rate.
Who owns St. Helens?
Corporate landlords hold 87% of the 5,869 units in St. Helens whose freeholder is classified; 94% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords87% of classified · 5,088 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)11% of classified · 633 units
- Housing associations2.3% of classified · 133 units
- RMC0.3% of classified · 15 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does St. Helens rank?
St. Helens ranks 4th of 5 local authorities in Merseyside for sold price per m², at £2,296/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in Merseyside
St. Helens ranks 4th of 5 local authorities in Merseyside for sold price per m², at £2,296/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wirral | £2,483/m² | 3,567 | measured |
| 2 | Sefton | £2,475/m² | 2,730 | measured |
| 3 | Knowsley | £2,336/m² | 1,229 | measured |
| 4 | St. Helens | £2,296/m² | 1,744 | measured |
| 5 | Liverpool | £2,249/m² | 2,945 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across local authorities in Merseyside →
Gross yield, asking basis · local authorities in Merseyside
St. Helens ranks 3rd of 5 local authorities in Merseyside for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 5.8% | 18,306 | measured |
| 2 | Knowsley | 5.1% | 1,047 | measured |
| 3 | St. Helens | 5.0% | 1,841 | measured |
| 4 | Sefton | 4.5% | 2,593 | measured |
| 5 | Wirral | 4.0% | 3,278 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Merseyside →
Turnover · local authorities in Merseyside
St. Helens ranks 3rd of 5 local authorities in Merseyside for turnover, at 2.2%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wirral | 2.5% | 3,976 | measured |
| 2 | Sefton | 2.3% | 3,144 | measured |
| 3 | St. Helens | 2.2% | 1,946 | measured |
| 4 | Knowsley | 2.0% | 1,485 | measured |
| 5 | Liverpool | 1.5% | 3,939 | measured |
Full table: turnover across local authorities in Merseyside →
Sold price per m² · postcode districts within St. Helens
WA12 leads the 4 postcode districts within St. Helens for sold price per m², at £2,624/m².
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts within St. Helens
WA9 leads the 4 postcode districts within St. Helens for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.8%.
Turnover · postcode districts within St. Helens
WA12 leads the 4 postcode districts within St. Helens for turnover, at 2.5%.
Where next from St. Helens?
- MerseysideThe wider market this area sits in.
- WA10Postcode district · £2,302/m²
- WA11Postcode district · £2,594/m²
- WA12Postcode district · £3,423/m²
- WA9Postcode district · £2,073/m²
- KnowsleyNeighbouring local authority · £2,488/m²
- LiverpoolNeighbouring local authority · £2,508/m²
- SeftonNeighbouring local authority · £2,522/m²
- WirralNeighbouring local authority · £2,632/m²
- WiganNext door, in another county · £2,608/m²
Questions about St. Helens
- What is the median house price in St. Helens?
- Homes in St. Helens sold for a median £192,976 over the 12 months to Apr 2026, 1,744 sales. Per square metre that is £2,296/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
- How have house prices in St. Helens changed?
- +2.8% over the year to Dec 2025 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
- What is the average rent in St. Helens?
- Homes to let in St. Helens asked a median £910 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 1,319 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in St. Helens?
- 5.0% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Aug 2026, 1,841 lets. +1.7% on the previous 12 months.
- How quickly do homes sell in St. Helens?
- 2.2% of the homes in St. Helens changed hands over the 12 months to Jan 2026, 1,946 sales.
Everything else about St. Helens
- Properties in St. HelensEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in St. HelensFootprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in St. HelensRegistered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in St. HelensWhat is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in St. HelensWhat is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in St. HelensRegistered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in St. HelensWhat was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in St. HelensWho actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sold price per m² | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 1,744 sales |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Apr 2026 | Apr 2026 | 1,744 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 3,985 listings |
| Asking price per m² | the area_facts listing rollup | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 2,984 listings |
| Asking to sold | Portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | 218 matched sales |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 1,319 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 1,841 lets |
| Turnover | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 | 1,946 sales |
| Listings for sale | the area_facts listing rollup | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 2,984 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 2,801 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 1,184 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |
| Days to completion | first listing to registered completion, over the registry-matched subset; not a sell-through rate | 12 months to Nov 2024 | Nov 2024 | 218 matched sales |
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