Thatto Heath

St. Helens · North West · population 7,624 · 5 LSOAs

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

6Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,421 of 6,856 in England
  • #805 of 932 in North West
  • #20 of 24 in St. Helens
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,475
Median age (est.)41
Density1,327per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above21%
No car or van34%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 37%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 37%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 17%Other: 12%
One person 34%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 17%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Caring & leisure 14% · Professional 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Caring & leisure14%
Professional11%
Process & plant11%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 60% · No religion 33% · Hindu 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

Thatto Heath is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,421 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 24 in St. Helens. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (83) but weak on Health (2). Typical homes here, about £220,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 35% in five years (from 90 sales), 16% above the wider St. Helens median of £190,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,081 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 191 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 8 · #6,291
Employment 3 · #6,620
Education 6 · #6,407
Health 2 · #6,689
Crime 9 · #6,236
Housing & access 83 · #1,191
Living environment 57 · #2,973

House prices ?

£220,000median (12m) · -12.4% yr · n=90
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£220,00090-12.4%+35.0%
Detached£327,00031+0.6%+29.8%
Semi-detached£220,00035-4.3%+100.9%
Terraced£125,50020+16.2%+50.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£220,000
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)£29,081±£4,091 · #6,558 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,684
Price-to-income ?7.6×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

15Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

191 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,458 offences
St. Helens89
North West82
England83

Rank #6,152 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences525
Theft392
Burglary30
Vehicle crime70
Criminal damage & arson113
Public order & weapons134
Drugs137
Robbery13
Other44

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 96 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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