5,239
Households
White Brit. · 92%
Ethnicity
Christian · 47%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
173 · 14.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£154,714
Median property price
257
Postcodes
Overview of St Helens
Coordinates53.5788, -1.4726
Postcodes
257
Population (Census)
12,287
Households (Census)
5,239
Recorded crime · May '26
173 · 14.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for St Helens
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.67 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.67 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in St Helens
Property sales · St Helens
HM Land Registry · St Helens
Average price
£164,760
YoY: +15.3%
Median price: £147,556
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 4 sales · avg £199,499
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£208k£143k£78k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in St Helens
Crime trends · St Helens
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
795633
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
59
YoY +20%
ASB
26153
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
26
YoY +160%
Vehicle Crime
1272
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY +200%
Burglary
951
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -83%
Criminal damage
28188
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY -13%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
49262
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY -38%
Demographics in St Helens
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.2%
Other White3.6%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
Christian46.9%
No religion46.7%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6420.1%
35–4918.4%
25–3413.7%
65–749.8%
10–158.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.7%
Households
Other18.8%
Any member 66+12.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.6%
+ 8 other households · 37.9%
Schools in St Helens
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Athersley North Primary School
Barnsley · S71 3NB
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Athersley South Primary School
Barnsley · S71 3TP
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Laithes Primary School
Barnsley · S71 3AF
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Springwell Special Academy
Barnsley · S71 2AY
Good
0.6 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16
Holy Trinity Catholic and Church of England School
Barnsley · S71 2LF
Requires improvement
0.6 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–16
Waterton Newstead Academy
Barnsley · S71 3NA
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in St Helens
Postcodes in St Helens
S71 1AGS71 1AZS71 1NHS71 1NPS71 1NQS71 1NRS71 1NTS71 1NUS71 1NXS71 1NZS71 1PAS71 1RFS71 1RGS71 1RHS71 1RPS71 1RQS71 1RRS71 1RSS71 1RUS71 1RYS71 1RZS71 1SAS71 1SBS71 1SDS71 1SES71 1SFS71 1SGS71 1SHS71 1SJS71 1SNS71 1SPS71 1SQS71 1SRS71 1SSS71 1STS71 1SUS71 1SWS71 1SXS71 1SYS71 1SZS71 1TAS71 1TDS71 1TES71 1TFS71 1TGS71 1THS71 1TJS71 1TQS71 1UES71 1UHS71 1UJS71 1ULS71 1UNS71 1UPS71 1URS71 1UTS71 1UUS71 1UWS71 1UXS71 1UYS71 1UZS71 1WAS71 1WBS71 1XAS71 1XBS71 1XDS71 1XES71 1XFS71 1XGS71 1XNS71 2APS71 2AYS71 2AZS71 2BAS71 2BGS71 2BHS71 2BJS71 2BLS71 2BQS71 2BWS71 2BXS71 2FES71 2GHS71 2GJS71 2LFS71 3AAS71 3ABS71 3ADS71 3AES71 3AFS71 3AHS71 3AJS71 3ALS71 3ANS71 3AQS71 3ARS71 3ASS71 3ATS71 3AUS71 3AXS71 3AYS71 3AZS71 3BAS71 3BBS71 3BDS71 3BES71 3BGS71 3BHS71 3BJS71 3BPS71 3BQS71 3BSS71 3BTS71 3BUS71 3BWS71 3DAS71 3DBS71 3DDS71 3DES71 3DF