Blackbrook

St. Helens · North West · population 9,170 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

28Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,961 of 6,856 in England
  • #540 of 932 in North West
  • #13 of 24 in St. Helens
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,259
Median age (est.)47
Density5,176per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above21%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 17%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 14%Other: 18%
One person 27%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 14%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 14% · Skilled trades 13% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary14%
Skilled trades13%
Professional12%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional11%
Administrative10%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 66% · No religion 28% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 3%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Blackbrook is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,961 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 24 in St. Helens. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (88) but weak on Health (12). Typical homes here, about £166,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 37% in five years (from 82 sales), 12% below the wider St. Helens median of £190,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,165 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 69 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 36 · #4,413
Employment 22 · #5,366
Education 27 · #5,016
Health 12 · #6,037
Crime 39 · #4,152
Housing & access 88 · #814
Living environment 48 · #3,542

House prices ?

£166,250median (12m) · +0.8% yr · n=82
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£166,25082+0.8%+36.8%
Detached£253,5006
Semi-detached£170,00059-2.9%+30.8%
Terraced£135,00017+22.7%+72.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£166,250
St. Helens£190,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£32,165±£4,566 · #5,913 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,455
Price-to-income ?5.2×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

66Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

69 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 634 offences
St. Helens89
North West82
England83

Rank #3,470 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences349
Theft59
Burglary15
Vehicle crime17
Criminal damage & arson78
Public order & weapons58
Drugs29
Robbery5
Other24

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 74 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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