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Housing in WA11 9PD

What the homes in WA11 9PD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Moss Bank
Council
St. Helens
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,388 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (52.3%). Flats make up 1.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WA11 9PDEngland
Detached3.1%22.9%
Semi-detached52.3%31.5%
Terraced42.9%23%
Purpose-built flat0.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

71.1% of households in the WA11 9PD area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 36.7% own outright and 34.4% with a mortgage.

WA11 9PD
71%
14%
14%
England
  • Owned71.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented14.4%20.5%
  • Social rented14.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WA11 9PDEngland
Owned outright36.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council4.5%8.3%
From a housing association9.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WA11 9PDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (17.1%). 25.7% of households include dependent children.

WA11 9PDEngland
Living alone, under 6617.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15%12.8%
Couple, no children16.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%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 WA11 9PD (Moss Bank) (about 1,388 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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