WA9 1BN House Prices & Local Information

WA9 1BN is an up-and-coming urban area located 0.3km from Finger Post in St Helens (St. Helens). Administratively it sits within Parr ward and the St Helens South and Whiston constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, WA9 1BN is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. During the day, manufacturing, energy and utilities. A balanced community with an average age of 35 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 70% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 14% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are high (146 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for WA9 1BN are sourced from Output Area E00034857 (shared with 9 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.