City Profile • Local Authority
St. Helens
St. Helens is a local authority district comprising 9 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £192k, reflecting a downward trend of 1.5% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 90 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
184,728
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
9 AreasPopulation Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the St. Helens authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English93.6%
White: Other White2.3%
Other Asian0.5%
White: Irish0.5%
Chinese0.4%
Any other ethnic group0.4%
Age Profile
50-54 years7.3%
55-59 years7.3%
30-34 years6.7%
45-49 years6.4%
35-39 years6.4%
25-29 years6.3%
Top Occupations
Professional17.1%
Associate professional12.4%
Elementary occupations12.0%
Caring and leisure11.1%
Skilled trades10.5%
Managers and directors10.1%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright34.6%
Owned: Mortgage29.7%
Social rented: Other13.5%
Private rented: Landlord13.3%
Social rented: Council6.2%
Private rented: Other1.8%
Area DNA
family5/10
health9/10
safety4/10
homeown4/10
transit10/10
affluence2/10
diversity3/10
employment4/10
investment6/10