"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for St Helens.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of St Helens.

Housing tenure mix

Long-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Shorter-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

LHA shortfall data is currently only available at Local Authority Level.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in St Helens.

Dataset

House Prices
St Helens
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kSt Helens 1995-12-01: 33150St Helens 1996-03-01: 34500St Helens 1996-06-01: 34750St Helens 1996-09-01: 35000St Helens 1996-12-01: 35000St Helens 1997-03-01: 35000St Helens 1997-06-01: 35175St Helens 1997-09-01: 34995St Helens 1997-12-01: 34995St Helens 1998-03-01: 34995St Helens 1998-06-01: 34995St Helens 1998-09-01: 35500St Helens 1998-12-01: 35500St Helens 1999-03-01: 35500St Helens 1999-06-01: 35500St Helens 1999-09-01: 35500St Helens 1999-12-01: 35500St Helens 2000-03-01: 36500St Helens 2000-06-01: 36500St Helens 2000-09-01: 35750St Helens 2000-12-01: 35500St Helens 2001-03-01: 35500St Helens 2001-06-01: 33725St Helens 2001-09-01: 34250St Helens 2001-12-01: 34000St Helens 2002-03-01: 34500St Helens 2002-06-01: 36750St Helens 2002-09-01: 38000St Helens 2002-12-01: 42972.5St Helens 2003-03-01: 46500St Helens 2003-06-01: 49995St Helens 2003-09-01: 52950St Helens 2003-12-01: 56000St Helens 2004-03-01: 59950St Helens 2004-06-01: 64950St Helens 2004-09-01: 66000St Helens 2004-12-01: 69950St Helens 2005-03-01: 72500St Helens 2005-06-01: 75000St Helens 2005-09-01: 79000St Helens 2005-12-01: 79972.5St Helens 2006-03-01: 82000St Helens 2006-06-01: 85000St Helens 2006-09-01: 85000St Helens 2006-12-01: 88000St Helens 2007-03-01: 89975St Helens 2007-06-01: 92000St Helens 2007-09-01: 97000St Helens 2007-12-01: 100000St Helens 2008-03-01: 100000St Helens 2008-06-01: 100000St Helens 2008-09-01: 99975St Helens 2008-12-01: 98000St Helens 2009-03-01: 94000St Helens 2009-06-01: 85000St Helens 2009-09-01: 85000St Helens 2009-12-01: 85000St Helens 2010-03-01: 85000St Helens 2010-06-01: 87000St Helens 2010-09-01: 87000St Helens 2010-12-01: 80500St Helens 2011-03-01: 81500St Helens 2011-06-01: 77250St Helens 2011-09-01: 75000St Helens 2011-12-01: 75000St Helens 2012-03-01: 74975St Helens 2012-06-01: 74950St Helens 2012-09-01: 74475St Helens 2012-12-01: 80000St Helens 2013-03-01: 80000St Helens 2013-06-01: 80000St Helens 2013-09-01: 82000St Helens 2013-12-01: 83000St Helens 2014-03-01: 85500St Helens 2014-06-01: 88500St Helens 2014-09-01: 88000St Helens 2014-12-01: 86000St Helens 2015-03-01: 85500St Helens 2015-06-01: 85000St Helens 2015-09-01: 85000St Helens 2015-12-01: 82000St Helens 2016-03-01: 80000St Helens 2016-06-01: 85000St Helens 2016-09-01: 86500St Helens 2016-12-01: 87000St Helens 2017-03-01: 90000St Helens 2017-06-01: 88000St Helens 2017-09-01: 91000St Helens 2017-12-01: 90000St Helens 2018-03-01: 93000St Helens 2018-06-01: 93000St Helens 2018-09-01: 93000St Helens 2018-12-01: 92000St Helens 2019-03-01: 90000St Helens 2019-06-01: 92000St Helens 2019-09-01: 92500St Helens 2019-12-01: 98000St Helens 2020-03-01: 100000St Helens 2020-06-01: 105000St Helens 2020-09-01: 110000St Helens 2020-12-01: 106000St Helens 2021-03-01: 106500St Helens 2021-06-01: 105500St Helens 2021-09-01: 115000St Helens 2021-12-01: 120000St Helens 2022-03-01: 125000St Helens 2022-06-01: 127000St Helens 2022-09-01: 130000St Helens 2022-12-01: 135000St Helens 2023-03-01: 140500

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in St Helens.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in St Helens, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in St Helens. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in St Helens. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in St Helens. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in St Helens.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.