marketcodeAsking rent
£915 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
432 lets
Postcode district
WA9 rental market
Asking rent £915 a month · Gross yield 5.8% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is WA9?
- Buildings
- 23,594
- Mixed-use buildings
- 92%
- HMO-shaped units
- 31%
What does WA9 earn?
WA9: asking rent £915 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 432 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
5.8% 12 months to Aug 2026
645 lets
+9.2% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
106 on 20 Sep 2026
How does WA9 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WA9 runs from £770 a month for 2 bedrooms to £1,366 a month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | Not published | — | — | — |
| 2 bedrooms | £770 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +4.1% on the previous 12 months | 303 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,071 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +9.2% on the previous 12 months | 260 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,366 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 42 |
| 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 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 £915 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in St. Helens
WA9 ranks 3rd of 4 postcode districts in St. Helens for asking rent, at £915 a month.
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 | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WA9 | 5.8% | 645 | measured |
| 2 | WA11 |
Where next from WA9?
- St. HelensThe wider market this area sits in.
- WA10Neighbouring postcode district · £2,302/m²
- WA11Neighbouring postcode district · £2,594/m²
- WA12Neighbouring postcode district · £3,423/m²
- L35Next door, in another authority · £2,727/m²
- WA5Next door, in another authority · £3,220/m²
- WA8Next door, in another authority · £2,729/m²
- L34Next door, in another authority · £2,714/m²
- WN4Next door, in another authority · £3,101/m²
- WN5Next door, in another authority · £2,716/m²
- Homes for sale in WA9Live sale listings, the same place and cohort.
- Homes to rent in WA9Live lettings, the same place.
- Completed sales in WA9Registered completions, newest first.
- Planning applications in WA9Applications and decisions on record.
- Buildings in WA9Every building with its units, parcel and freeholder.
- Land in WA9Parcels, titles and adjacent ownership.
- Properties in WA9Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last sale.
- Estate agents in WA9Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Questions about WA9
- What is the average rent in WA9?
- Homes to let in WA9 asked a median £915 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 432 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 Aug 2026, 645 lets. +9.2% 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 | 432 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 645 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 20 Sep 2026 | 20 Sep 2026 | — |