Residential dwellings
25,198
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
WA9 rents and yields
Asking rent £927/month · Gross yield 5.8% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is WA9?
WA9: residential dwellings 25,198.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.3%
WA9 ranks 3rd 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
- 24,031
- Mixed-use buildings
- 87%
- HMO-shaped units
- 30%
- EPC A or B
- 15%
- EPC D or worse
- 40%
What does WA9 earn?
WA9: asking rent £927/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 473 lets).
Asking rent
£927/month 12 months to Sep 2026
473 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, 473 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
5.8% 12 months to Sep 2026
669 lets
+10.1% 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, 669 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
155 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 WA9 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WA9 runs from £781/month for 2 bedrooms to £1,049/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | Not published | — | — | — |
| 2 bedrooms | £781/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +5.1% on the previous 12 months | 316 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,049/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +7.9% on the previous 12 months | 270 |
| 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 WA9?
Corporate landlords hold 90% of the 1,972 units in WA9 whose freeholder is classified; 93% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords90% of classified · 1,774 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)5.1% of classified · 101 units
- Housing associations4.6% of classified · 90 units
- RMC0.4% of classified · 7 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 WA9 rank?
WA9 ranks 3rd of 4 postcode districts in St. Helens for asking rent, at £927/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in St. Helens
WA9 ranks 3rd of 4 postcode districts in St. Helens for asking rent, at £927/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
WA9 ranks 1st of 4 postcode districts in 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 |
Where next from WA9?
- 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
- WA12Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,821/m² · Sep 2026
- L35Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,560/m² · Sep 2026
- WA5Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,393/m² · Sep 2026
- WA8Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,064/m² · Sep 2026
- L34Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,338/m² · Sep 2026
- WN4Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,947/m² · Sep 2026
- WN5Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,596/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about WA9
- What is the average rent in WA9?
- Homes to let in WA9 asked a median £927/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 473 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WA9?
- 5.8% 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, 669 lets. +10.1% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in WA9?
- WA9 has 25,198 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 WA9
- Property values in WA9Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in WA9Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in WA9What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in WA9What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in WA9Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WA9What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in WA9Who 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 | 473 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 669 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |