WA9 5AY House Prices & Local Information

WA9 5AY is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood located 0.4km from Sutton Manor in St Helens (St. Helens). Administratively it sits within Peasley Cross & Fingerpost ward and the St Helens South and Whiston constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, WA9 5AY is an area with a high proportion of elderly residents, often in communal housing. Outside of residential hours, non-white workforce in manufacturing and transport. At 35 years average, expect a well-rounded neighbourhood — a blend of established families, working professionals, and longer-term owner-occupiers. 28% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 6 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. 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 5AY are sourced from Output Area E00035035 (shared with 57 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.