Earlestown South
St. Helens · North West · population 6,710 · 4 LSOAs
Part of Earlestown · Postcode WA12 · WA3 · WA5
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,688 of 6,856 in England
- #653 of 932 in North West
- #18 of 24 in St. Helens
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 54% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 6%
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
Earlestown South is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,688 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 24 in St. Helens. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (83) but weak on Education (14). Typical homes here sold for about £182,500 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 97 sales), in line with the wider St. Helens median of £190,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,111 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 112 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £182,500 | 97 | +7.4% | +19.3% |
| Detached | £338,000 | 13 | +22.8% | +57.6% |
| Semi-detached | £205,000 | 31 | +7.9% | +29.8% |
| Terraced | £170,000 | 48 | +25.9% | +41.7% |
| Flat | £102,000 | 5 | +3.6% | +35.1% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #3,963 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,254 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 293 |
| Theft | 193 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 26 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 60 |
| Public order & weapons | 91 |
| Drugs | 46 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other | 13 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 77 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in St. Helens
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- QueenswayNorth Northamptonshire17£200,000
- Ashton WaterlooTameside17£205,000
- Currock & UpperbyCumberland17£143,000
- Coxford & Lords HillSouthampton17£247,000
- New TownLuton17£252,000
- Plaistow North EastNewham17£395,000