Housing in WA11 0SU
What the homes in WA11 0SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Haydock West
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,525 (2024)
WA11 0SUSt Helens
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (46.6%). Flats make up 21.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA11 0SU area is below that, at 50.3%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 25.2% of households against 20.5%. 26.7% own outright and 23.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned50.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership5.3%1%
- Private rented25.2%20.5%
- Social rented19.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 44.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 24.6%. 20.5% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WA11 0SU sits in (Haydock West): about 1,525 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.