Housing in WA9 5SU
What the homes in WA9 5SU 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
- 3,101 (2024)
WA9 5SUSt Helens
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (40.5%). Flats make up 15.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA9 5SU area is above that, at 77.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.3% of households against 20.5%. 19.7% own outright and 57.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned77.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.6%1%
- Private rented9.3%20.5%
- Social rented9.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 31.4%. 36.9% 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 WA9 5SU sits in (Nutgrove & Lea Green): about 3,101 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.