Housing in WA12 9AR
What the homes in WA12 9AR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Earlestown South
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,454 (2024)
WA12 9ARNewton-le-Willows
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (35%). Flats make up 5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA12 9AR area is above that, at 69.7%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.3% of households against 20.5%. 16.9% own outright and 52.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned69.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.8%1%
- Private rented19.3%20.5%
- Social rented8.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 22% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 27.6%. 33.9% 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 WA12 9AR sits in (Earlestown South): 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.