Renting in St Helens

Average Rent in St Helens

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Renting in St Helens

What it costs to rent in St Helens

St Helens currently has 645 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £795 a month. 32 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 78% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is WA10 at around £760/mo, while WN5 sits nearer £1,075/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

St Helens rental market at a glance

645

Active rentals in St Helens

£795/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in St Helens

Median monthly rent, based on 645 active listings across 4 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£600/mo	139
2 bed	£795/mo	253
3 bed	£995/mo	154
4+ bed	£1,500/mo	96

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How St Helens rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in St Helens. Latest: £774/mo (Mar 26, +4.5% YoY).

Latest

£774

Mar 26

Annual

+4.5%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£554

Apr 21

Total change

+40%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of St Helens pay goes on rent?

Renters in St Helens spend an estimated 30% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£774/mo

£9,288/yr

Median pay

£31,443/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

30%

Very affordable — well below the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across St Helens

Most St Helens homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 85,780 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.15

≈ Band B–C

Stock

86k

85,780 properties

A
44%37,710
B
22%19,280
C
18%15,710
D
8%7,000
E
4%3,760
F
2%1,680
G
1%600
H
0%40

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across St Helens

92% of St Helens premises can already get full-fibre and 97% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

92%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

97%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

488 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
92%
Gigabit-capable
97%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (St. Helens), July 2025, covering 85,403 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for St Helens homes

45% of St Helens homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

45%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

55%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

76k

76,187 EPCs

A
0%200
B
9%6,760
C
36%27,535
D
42%31,687
E
11%8,034
F
2%1,494
G
1%477

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under St. Helens. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near St Helens

9 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the St Helens centroid. The five closest:

1
Launchpad Centre
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit · WA10 1UH
0.12 mi
2
St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · WA10 2HS
0.23 mi
3
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · WA10 1LN
0.25 mi
4
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens
Primary · Academy converter · WA10 1LW
0.29 mi
5
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · WA10 4NQ
0.72 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the St Helens centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in St Helens

Flats & apartments

124

22% of listings

Houses

429

77% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in St Helens — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 59% of the 432 houses currently advertised in St Helens.

Terraced
59%256
Other house
19%82
Semi-detached
17%74
Detached
4%17
Bungalow
1%3

Rent by postcode

Where St Helens rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 586 live listings in 4 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in St Helens

1WN5£1,075/mo4 rentals
2WA11£850/mo23 rentals
3WA9£800/mo239 rentals

Cheapest in St Helens

1WA10£760/mo297 rentals
2WA9£800/mo239 rentals
3WA11£850/mo23 rentals

Features · St Helens

Garden, parking, and floor area in St Helens

Live signal across 645 St Helens rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

79%

of 189 St Helens listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

68%

of 191 St Helens listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in St Helens

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), St Helens has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 100 of 100 postcode districts analysed, the median was 170 reported crimes per area. The most common category in St Helens is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

170 crimes per area (median)
100 of 100 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

St Helens’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in St Helens

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Haydock has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in St Helens.

Rainhill
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (50) · pop. ~11,000
9.9
per 1k
Newton-le-Willows
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (69) · pop. ~22,000
7.4
per 1k
Haydock
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (36) · pop. ~17,000
5.1
per 1k
Thatto Heath
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (143) · pop. ~9,000
37
per 1k
Sutton
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (69) · pop. ~14,000
13
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

St Helens listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in St Helens.

OnTheMarket

335

OpenRent

293

Leaders

Rightmove

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Frequently asked

Renting in St Helens — your questions answered

What is the average rent in St Helens?

The median rent in St Helens is £795/month based on 645 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in St Helens?

There are currently 645 rental properties available in St Helens, with 32 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is St Helens safe for renters?

St Helens has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 170 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in St Helens?

The most commonly reported crime category in St Helens is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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