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Housing in WA10 5PP

What the homes in WA10 5PP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Eccleston Park
Council
St. Helens
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
2,187 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (63.9%). Flats make up 1.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WA10 5PPEngland
Detached28.5%22.9%
Semi-detached63.9%31.5%
Terraced5.8%23%
Purpose-built flat1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA10 5PP area is well above that, at 89.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.9% of households against 20.5%. 52.5% own outright and 36.9% with a mortgage.

WA10 5PP
89%
England
  • Owned89.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented7.9%20.5%
  • Social rented2.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WA10 5PPEngland
Owned outright52.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council1.2%8.3%
From a housing association1.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 25.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WA10 5PPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.8%. 23.4% of households include dependent children.

WA10 5PPEngland
Living alone, under 668.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.2%12.8%
Couple, no children18.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children11.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households3%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WA10 5PP sits in (Eccleston Park): about 2,187 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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