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Housing in WA12 0LF

What the homes in WA12 0LF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Earlestown North
Council
St. Helens
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,803 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (80.3%). Flats make up 3.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WA12 0LFEngland
Detached12%22.9%
Semi-detached80.3%31.5%
Terraced3.9%23%
Purpose-built flat2.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.7% of households in the WA12 0LF area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 21.3% own outright and 25.5% with a mortgage.

WA12 0LF
47%
42%
England
  • Owned46.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.9%1%
  • Private rented7.5%20.5%
  • Social rented41.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WA12 0LFEngland
Owned outright21.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.8%18.2%
Other private rented0.7%2.2%
From the council13.2%8.3%
From a housing association28.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WA12 0LFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.5%). 33.7% of households include dependent children.

WA12 0LFEngland
Living alone, under 6615%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.7%12.8%
Couple, no children14.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.1%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 WA12 0LF (Earlestown North) (about 1,803 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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