Housing in WA9 1DF
What the homes in WA9 1DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Town Centre East & Fingerpost
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,716 (2024)
WA9 1DFSt Helens
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (43.5%). Flats make up 14.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA9 1DF area is less than half that, at 20%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.8% of households against 20.5%. 11.2% own outright and 8.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned20%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.9%1%
- Private rented12.8%20.5%
- Social rented65.3%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 2.3 people living in it. 34.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 20.8%. 35.4% 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 WA9 1DF sits in (Town Centre East & Fingerpost): about 1,716 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.