Housing in WA9 5LY
What the homes in WA9 5LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Nutgrove & Lea Green
- Council
- St. Helens
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,563 (2024)
WA9 5LYSt Helens
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (65.3%). Flats make up 2.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA9 5LY area is broadly in line with that, at 62.3%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 28.8% of households against 20.5%. 31.7% own outright and 30.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented28.8%20.5%
- Social rented8.6%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 2.1 people living in it. 34% 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 21%. 26.4% 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 5LY sits in (Nutgrove & Lea Green): about 1,563 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.