United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
St. Helens
Metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~181k · 70 state-funded schools
Affordable to buy into, but with significant deprivation. St. Helens offers a median house price of £189,998, below the North West median, and rent takes a manageable 23.9% of gross median earnings. However, the deprivation score is higher than 92% of England authorities, and recorded crime is also above the North West median at 86.8 per 1,000. While earnings are slightly above the regional average at £747.80 weekly, this is offset by the high deprivation and crime figures. This location may suit those prioritising lower housing costs and who are not deterred by higher levels of deprivation and crime.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How St. Helens ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£38,886/yr
Mid
Around UK average
House price
£189,998
Most affordable
Better than 86% of UK LAs
Rent
£774/mo
Affordable
Better than 79% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,403/yr
Mid
Better than 59% of UK LAs
Crime
86.8/1k
High
Worse than 70% of UK LAs
Deprivation
31.5
Most deprived
Worse than 92% of UK LAs
Schools
86.8%
Concerning
Worse than 87% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
70 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
59 of 68 (86.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 2 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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70 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 70 schools, sortable and filterable.
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