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Housing in WA12 9AY

What the homes in WA12 9AY 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
1,753 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (46.1%). Flats make up 33.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.

WA12 9AYEngland
Detached2.9%22.9%
Semi-detached17.3%31.5%
Terraced46.1%23%
Purpose-built flat24.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

33.9% of households in the WA12 9AY area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 17.8% own outright and 16.2% with a mortgage.

WA12 9AY
34%
27%
35%
England
  • Owned33.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.8%1%
  • Private rented26.7%20.5%
  • Social rented35.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WA12 9AYEngland
Owned outright17.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.7%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council6.9%8.3%
From a housing association28.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 49.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WA12 9AYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.8%). 16.9% of households include dependent children.

WA12 9AYEngland
Living alone, under 6632.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.8%12.8%
Couple, no children14.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children7.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 9AY (Earlestown South) (about 1,753 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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