Property market | £175,614 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Manchester (2.8 miles) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 96.5% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 3.5% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Community | Median age is 43.0 | Population of 2,553,379 | Happiness is Below Average for Merseyside, Low for UK | |
Crime | 4.0 burglaries per 1k people (St. Helens) | |
Commute (approx) | - Manchester Piccadilly (24 mins) - Leeds (70 mins) | |
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£175,614 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Manchester (2.8 miles) | |
Median age is 43.0 | 2,553,379 | Happiness is Below Average for Merseyside, Low for UK | |
4.0 burglaries per 1k people (St. Helens) | |
- Manchester Piccadilly (24 mins) - Leeds (70 mins) | |
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Greater Manchester has one main store nearby, Tesco Newton-Le-Willows Superstore. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Old Crow Public House, Sunbeam Hotel. Greater Manchester has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Greater Manchester has had a steep increase over the last few years but a recent decline. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £287,777, which is down -0.7% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £175,614 (down -3.6% on last year) , a terraced house £130,114 (down -4.7% on last year) and a flat £91,013. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £493 per month. Property prices in Greater Manchester are slightly lower than the average property prices across Merseyside and are much lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Greater Manchester, prices have decreased, while prices increased across the Merseyside region.
Property data is based on St Helens level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Greater Manchester, or click here to browse the longer list of Greater Manchester property transactions from 2023.
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Greater Manchester has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including St Peter's CofE Primary School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2014. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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St Peter's CofE Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | Yes - 2014 |
Wargrave House School | Primary & Secondary Non-maintained special school - Mixed | Yes - 2014 |
Newton-le-Willows Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Lyme Community Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Wargrave CofE Primary School | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | No |
The District CofE Primary School | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | No |
St Mary's Catholic Junior School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Mary's Catholic Infant School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Hope Academy | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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St Peter's CofE Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (12/13/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Newton-le-Willows | |
Wargrave House School Save school | Primary & Secondary Non-maintained special school - Mixed | 2: Good (5/5/2022) | 38 submissions 92.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Newton-le-Willows |
Newton-le-Willows Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (5/25/2016) | Ofsted Report Link | Newton-le-Willows | |
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (7/13/2016) | Ofsted Report Link | Warrington | |
Lyme Community Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (9/25/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Newton-le-Willows | |
Wargrave CofE Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (6/23/2021) | Ofsted Report Link | Newton-le-Willows | |
The District CofE Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (10/20/2021) | Ofsted Report Link | Newton-le-Willows | |
Hope Academy Save school | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (9/29/2021) | Ofsted Report Link | Newton-le-Willows | |
St Mary's Catholic Junior School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (11/23/2022) | 78 submissions 91.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Newton-le-Willows |
St Mary's Catholic Infant School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (6/9/2022) | 67 submissions 99.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | St Helens |
School | Type |
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St Peter's CofE Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (12/13/2013) |
Wargrave House School Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/5/2022) 38 submissions 92.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Newton-le-Willows Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/25/2016) |
St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (7/13/2016) |
Lyme Community Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/25/2019) |
Wargrave CofE Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/23/2021) |
The District CofE Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (10/20/2021) |
Hope Academy Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (9/29/2021) |
St Mary's Catholic Junior School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (11/23/2022) 78 submissions 91.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
St Mary's Catholic Infant School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (6/9/2022) 67 submissions 99.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Station | Distance from Greater Manchester | Commute options |
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Earlestown A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year. | Nearby |
- Manchester Piccadilly (29 mins - Transport for Wales) View details - Leeds (87 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 94 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - York (113 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 147 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Bryn A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +7% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 59 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 107 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 117 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 143 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 160 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Garswood A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +2% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 62 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 110 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 114 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 140 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 163 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Padgate A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +7% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 36 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 112 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 137 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 149 mins - West Midlands Trains) View details |
Warrington Central A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -14% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (25 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 97 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 122 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 129 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Orrell A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +4% from the previous year. | 8 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 71 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 121 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 147 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (St. Helens) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of St. Helens residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 96.5% | 81.7% |
Asian | 1.4% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.1% | 2.9% |
Other | 0.6% | 2.1% |
Black | 0.4% | 4.0% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Merseyside is fast (84mbps). No local data is available for Greater Manchester.
Average speed | mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | % |
% households unable to access decent broadband | % |
Crime stats were found at the St. Helens level:
Type | St. Helens | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 120 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 4 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 19 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 52 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Greater Manchester.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches | River Sankey | The Sankey catchment includes Black, Barkers, Windle and Whittle Brooks and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are around Rainford, Billinge, Prescot, Newton-le-Willows, Haydock, Ashton-in-Makerfield and Golbourne |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Greater Manchester, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £175,614 Detached: £287,777 | 120 | Primary: 9Secondary: 2 | |
Crosby, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £235,197 Detached: £393,317 | 100 | Primary: 15Secondary: 8 | 7.0% residents in higher managerial positions 12.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Southport, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £235,197 Detached: £393,317 | 100 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 8.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Birkenhead, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 19Secondary: 9 | 8.4% residents in higher managerial positions 12.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Heswall, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 8Secondary: 1 | 15.0% residents in higher managerial positions 7.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Port Sunlight, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 11Secondary: 1 | 15.0% residents in higher managerial positions 7.1% residents long-term unemployed |
West Kirby, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 6Secondary: 4 | 15.5% residents in higher managerial positions 7.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Sefton Park, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 22Secondary: 13 | 10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 10.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Aigburth, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 16Secondary: 7 | 10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 10.9% residents long-term unemployed |
West Derby, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 25Secondary: 10 | 7.0% residents in higher managerial positions 13.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Mossley Hill, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 10Secondary: 6 | 10.5% residents in higher managerial positions 10.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Woolton, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 15Secondary: 7 | 10.8% residents in higher managerial positions 11.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Greater Manchester, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £175,614 Detached: £287,777 | 120 | Primary: 9Secondary: 2 |
Crosby, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £235,197 Detached: £393,317 | 100 | Primary: 15Secondary: 8 |
Southport, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £235,197 Detached: £393,317 | 100 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 |
Birkenhead, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 19Secondary: 9 |
Heswall, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 8Secondary: 1 |
Port Sunlight, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 11Secondary: 1 |
West Kirby, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £244,900 Detached: £377,054 | 97 | Primary: 6Secondary: 4 |
Sefton Park, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 22Secondary: 13 |
Aigburth, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 16Secondary: 7 |
West Derby, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 25Secondary: 10 |
Mossley Hill, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 10Secondary: 6 |
Woolton, Merseyside Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £229,931 Detached: £376,761 | 150 | Primary: 15Secondary: 7 |
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