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Housing in WA10 2BW

What the homes in WA10 2BW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Town Centre West
Council
St. Helens
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,458 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (63.5%). Flats make up 28%, above the 22.2% across England.

WA10 2BWEngland
Detached2.4%22.9%
Semi-detached6.2%31.5%
Terraced63.5%23%
Purpose-built flat20.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

33.2% of households in the WA10 2BW area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 16.3% own outright and 16.9% with a mortgage.

WA10 2BW
33%
28%
37%
England
  • Owned33.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.7%1%
  • Private rented28%20.5%
  • Social rented37%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WA10 2BWEngland
Owned outright16.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent25%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council8.5%8.3%
From a housing association28.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 48.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WA10 2BWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (34.8%). 21.2% of households include dependent children.

WA10 2BWEngland
Living alone, under 6634.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.8%12.8%
Couple, no children13.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in St. Helens

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in St. Helens (August 2026, +6.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

St. HelensEngland
All homes£807£1,459
One bedroom£593£1,195
Two bedrooms£737£1,335
Three bedrooms£901£1,489
Four or more£1,300£2,161
Detached£1,165£1,640
Semi-detached£882£1,449
Terraced£797£1,435
Flat or maisonette£686£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WA10 2BW (Town Centre West) (about 1,458 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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