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Housing in WA9 1NU

What the homes in WA9 1NU 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
1,414 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.6%). Flats make up 13.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

WA9 1NUEngland
Detached5%22.9%
Semi-detached35.6%31.5%
Terraced45.6%23%
Purpose-built flat11.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

24.9% of households in the WA9 1NU area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 13.6% own outright and 11.3% with a mortgage.

WA9 1NU
25%
32%
43%
England
  • Owned24.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented32%20.5%
  • Social rented42.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WA9 1NUEngland
Owned outright13.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent30.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council12.4%8.3%
From a housing association30.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WA9 1NUEngland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.6%). 30.1% of households include dependent children.

WA9 1NUEngland
Living alone, under 6627.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.1%12.8%
Couple, no children11.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children18%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.6%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 WA9 1NU (Town Centre East & Fingerpost) (about 1,414 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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