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Housing in WA9 5UP

What the homes in WA9 5UP 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
1,850 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (43.1%). Flats make up 0.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WA9 5UPEngland
Detached34.5%22.9%
Semi-detached43.1%31.5%
Terraced21.6%23%
Purpose-built flat0.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WA9 5UP area is well above that, at 87.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.4% of households against 20.5%. 41.4% own outright and 46% with a mortgage.

WA9 5UP
87%
England
  • Owned87.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented11.4%20.5%
  • Social rented1.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WA9 5UPEngland
Owned outright41.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan46%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council0.1%8.3%
From a housing association1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 20.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WA9 5UPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 26.6%. 31.3% of households include dependent children.

WA9 5UPEngland
Living alone, under 668.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12%12.8%
Couple, no children17.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.2%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WA9 5UP sits in (Nutgrove & Lea Green): about 1,850 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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