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Asking rent £908/month · Gross yield 5.0% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
St. Helens: asking rent £908/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,429 lets).
£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.
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.
493 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in St. Helens runs from £618/month for 1 bedroom to £1,381/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £618/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4.2% on the previous 12 months | 293 |
| 2 bedrooms | £785/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2.4% on the previous 12 months | 871 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,050/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +5.6% on the previous 12 months | 621 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,381/month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · 9 of 12 months observed | — | 79 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings 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.
Corporate landlords hold 87% of the 5,869 units in St. Helens whose freeholder is classified; 94% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
St. Helens ranks 3rd of 5 local authorities in Merseyside for asking rent, at £908/month.
St. Helens ranks 3rd of 5 local authorities in Merseyside for asking rent, at £908/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sefton | £2,954/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,001 | measured |
| 2 | Knowsley | £1,042/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 745 | measured |
| 3 | St. Helens | £908/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,429 | measured |
| 4 | Wirral | £907/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,406 | measured |
| 5 | Liverpool | £885/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 10,206 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across 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 | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 5.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 18,978 | measured |
| 2 | Knowsley | 5.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,103 | measured |
| 3 | St. Helens | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,906 | measured |
| 4 | Sefton | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,645 | measured |
| 5 | Wirral | 4.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 3,460 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in Merseyside
WA11 leads the 4 postcode districts within St. Helens for asking rent, at £974/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WA11 | £974/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 160 | measured |
| 2 | WA12 | £967/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 228 | measured |
| 3 | WA9 | £927/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 473 | measured |
| 4 | WA10 | £833/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 477 | measured |
WA9 leads the 4 postcode districts within St. Helens for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.8%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WA9 | 5.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 669 | measured |
| 2 | WA10 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 715 | measured |
| 3 | WA11 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 213 | measured |
| 4 | WA12 | 5.0% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 309 | measured |
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,429 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,906 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 6 Nov 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | — |