Residential dwellings
11,932
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
WA12 rents and yields
Asking rent £967/month · Gross yield 5.0% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is WA12?
WA12: residential dwellings 11,932.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.3%
WA12 ranks 2nd of 4 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 11,283
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.3%
- HMO-shaped units
- 32%
- EPC A or B
- 15%
- EPC D or worse
- 43%
What does WA12 earn?
WA12: asking rent £967/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 228 lets).
Asking rent
£967/month 12 months to Sep 2026
228 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, 228 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
5.0% 12 months to Sep 2026
309 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, 309 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
103 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does WA12 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WA12 runs from £646/month for 1 bedroom to £1,125/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £646/month | 12 months to Aug 2026 · 6 of 12 months observed | — | 37 |
| 2 bedrooms | £879/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 143 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,125/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 105 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 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.
Who owns WA12?
Corporate landlords hold 95% of the 541 units in WA12 whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords95% of classified · 514 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)4.6% of classified · 25 units
- Housing associations0.4% of classified · 2 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 WA12 rank?
WA12 ranks 2nd of 4 postcode districts in St. Helens for asking rent, at £967/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in St. Helens
WA12 ranks 2nd of 4 postcode districts in St. Helens for asking rent, at £967/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 |
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in St. Helens
WA12 ranks 4th of 4 postcode districts in St. Helens for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.0%.
| # | 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 |
Where next from WA12?
- St. HelensThe wider market this area sits in.
- WA10Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,565/m² · Sep 2026
- WA11Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,993/m² · Sep 2026
- WA9Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,336/m² · Sep 2026
- WA2Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,429/m² · Sep 2026
- WA3Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,085/m² · Sep 2026
- WA5Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,393/m² · Sep 2026
- WN4Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,947/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about WA12
- What is the average rent in WA12?
- Homes to let in WA12 asked a median £967/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 228 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WA12?
- 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, 309 lets. -1.6% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in WA12?
- WA12 has 11,932 homes, 0.3% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about WA12
- Property values in WA12Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in WA12Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in WA12What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in WA12What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in WA12Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WA12What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in WA12Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 228 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 309 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |