Housing in WA10 2ET
What the homes in WA10 2ET 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
- 1,454 (2024)
WA10 2ETSt Helens
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (60.4%). Flats make up 27.9%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
28.8% of households in the WA10 2ET area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 15.9% own outright and 12.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned28.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented32.1%20.5%
- Social rented38.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 52.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (38.2%). 19.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WA10 2ET (Town Centre West) (about 1,454 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.