Sold £2,286/m² · Median sold £191,148 (1,701 sales) · Index +7.6% y/y · Turnover 2.0% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is St. Helens?
EPC A or B
10%
EPC D or worse
51%
What does St. Helens cost?
St. Helens: sold price per m² £2,286/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,701 sales). -0.1% on the previous 12 months.
Sold price per m²
£2,286/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,701 sales
-0.1% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,701 sales.
Sold price
£191,148 12 months to Jun 2026
1,701 sales
-6.6% on the previous 12 months.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,701 sales.
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
£201,612 12 months to Sep 2026
4,045 listings
+3.7% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 4,045 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £1,657/m² in Sep 2016 to £2,045/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £146,823 in Sep 2016 to £174,901 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £169,998 in Jan 2022 to £220,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £2,405/m² in Aug 2025 to £2,645/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 100% in Jan 2022 to 95% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 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
Asking price index: 98.9 in Jan 2022 to 119.1 in Sep 2026.
What does St. Helens earn?
St. Helens: asking rent £908/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,429 lets).
Asking rent
£908/month 12 months to Sep 2026
1,429 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,429 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
5.0% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,906 lets
+1.6% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,906 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £870/month in Aug 2025 to £890/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 4.2% in Jan 2022 to 4.4% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 86.2 in Jan 2022 to 121.9 in Sep 2026.
How does St. Helens vary by home size?
Asking price in St. Helens runs from £102,924 for 1 bedroom to £501,372 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in St. Helens. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£102,924
12 months to Sep 2026 · 8 of 12 months observed
—
56
2 bedrooms
£127,888
12 months to Sep 2026
+2% on the previous 12 months
1169
3 bedrooms
£217,764
12 months to Sep 2026
+7% on the previous 12 months
2033
4 bedrooms
£368,391
12 months to Sep 2026
+4.3% on the previous 12 months
647
5+ bedrooms
£501,372
12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed
—
101
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar 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 2.0% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,714 sales). -23.5% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.0% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,714 sales
-23.5% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,714 sales.
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
3,135 12 months to Sep 2026
3,135 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,135 listings.
New listings
2,911 12 months to Sep 2026
2,911 listings
+6.9% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,911 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.2% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 231 in Aug 2025 to 341 in Sep 2026.New listings: 239 in Jan 2022 to 286 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 49 in Jan 2022 to 81 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 820 in Sep 2026 to 2,541 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 206 days in Jan 2022 to 200 days in Dec 2024.
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
3.5%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, 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 £2,286/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 £2,286/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in Merseyside, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
WA10Postcode district · Asking £2,565/m² · Sep 2026
WA11Postcode district · Asking £2,993/m² · Sep 2026
WA12Postcode district · Asking £2,821/m² · Sep 2026
WA9Postcode district · Asking £2,336/m² · Sep 2026
KnowsleyNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,471/m² · Sep 2026
LiverpoolNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,586/m² · Sep 2026
SeftonNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,636/m² · Sep 2026
WirralNeighbouring local authority · Asking £2,805/m² · Sep 2026
WiganNext door, in another county · Asking £2,555/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about St. Helens
What is the median house price in St. Helens?
Homes in St. Helens sold for a median £191,148 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,701 sales. Per square metre that is £2,286/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in St. Helens changed?
-0.1% on the previous 12 months.
What is the average rent in St. Helens?
Homes to let in St. Helens asked a median £908/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,429 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 Sep 2026, 1,906 lets. +1.6% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in St. Helens?
2.0% of the homes in St. Helens changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,714 sales.
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Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.