marketcodeAsking rent
£936 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
207 lets
Postcode district
WA12 rental market
Asking rent £936 a month · Gross yield 5.0% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is WA12?
- Buildings
- 11,188
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.3%
- HMO-shaped units
- 32%
What does WA12 earn?
WA12: asking rent £936 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 207 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
5.0% 12 months to Aug 2026
297 lets
-2.5% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
78 on 20 Sep 2026
How does WA12 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WA12 runs from £655 a month for 1 bedroom to £1,120 a month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £655 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 53 |
| 2 bedrooms | £874 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +4.8% on the previous 12 months | 146 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,120 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +1.8% on the previous 12 months | 97 |
| 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, over the last 12 observed 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 £936 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in St. Helens
WA12 ranks 2nd of 4 postcode districts in St. Helens for asking rent, at £936 a month.
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%.
Where next from WA12?
- St. HelensThe wider market this area sits in.
- WA10Neighbouring postcode district · £2,302/m²
- WA11Neighbouring postcode district · £2,594/m²
- WA9Neighbouring postcode district · £2,073/m²
- WA2Next door, in another authority · £2,665/m²
- WA3Next door, in another authority · £3,215/m²
- WA5Next door, in another authority · £3,220/m²
- WN4Next door, in another authority · £3,101/m²
- Homes for sale in WA12Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in WA12Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in WA12Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in WA12Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in WA12Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in WA12Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in WA12Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in WA12Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about WA12
- What is the average rent in WA12?
- Homes to let in WA12 asked a median £936 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 207 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 Aug 2026, 297 lets. -2.5% on the previous 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Last month | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 207 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 297 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |