Housing in WA9 2HY
What the homes in WA9 2HY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Broad Oak
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,569 (2024)
WA9 2HYSt Helens
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (68.3%). Flats make up 3.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
38.9% of households in the WA9 2HY area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 22.9% own outright and 16% with a mortgage.
- Owned38.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented25%20.5%
- Social rented35.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.2%). 32.8% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WA9 2HY (Broad Oak) (about 1,569 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.