Eccleston

St. Helens · North West · population 5,630 · 4 LSOAs

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

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #423 of 6,856 in England
  • #48 of 932 in North West
  • #1 of 24 in St. Helens
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,538
Median age (est.)50
Density1,022per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above42%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 27%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 56%Mortgage/shared: 34%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 7%
Own outright 56%Mortgage/shared 34%Social rent 3%Private rent 7%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 7%Other: 20%
One person 26%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 7%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Associate professional 17% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Associate professional17%
Managers & directors15%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service5%
Elementary5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 73% · No religion 21% · Muslim 0%

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

Eccleston is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #423 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 24 in St. Helens. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (96) and lowest on Health (57). Typical homes here sold for about £275,000 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 67 sales), 45% above the wider St. Helens median of £190,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #173 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £41,661 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 26 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 96 · #252
Employment 80 · #1,335
Education 96 · #245
Health 57 · #2,959
Crime 86 · #951
Housing & access 72 · #1,917
Living environment 76 · #1,630

House prices ?

£275,000median (12m) · +5.8% yr · n=67
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£275,00067+5.8%+23.8%
Detached£425,00013+16.1%+13.3%
Semi-detached£266,50045+7.0%+32.1%
Terraced£202,5006-17.3%+16.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£275,000
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)£41,661±£5,877 · #2,955 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,484
Price-to-income ?6.6×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 ?

98Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

26 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 145 offences
St. Helens89
North West82
England83

Rank #200 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences83
Theft15
Burglary7
Vehicle crime5
Criminal damage & arson15
Public order & weapons15
Drugs3
Robbery1
Other1

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 16 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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