Housing in WA12 9LY
What the homes in WA12 9LY 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
- 1,815 (2024)
WA12 9LYNewton-le-Willows
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (67%). Flats make up 8.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA12 9LY area is well below that, at 42.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.5% of households against 20.5%. 17.5% own outright and 25.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership2%1%
- Private rented9.5%20.5%
- Social rented45.6%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 2.2 people living in it. 38.1% 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 19.3%. 27.9% 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 9LY sits in (Earlestown South): about 1,815 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.