Town Centre East & Fingerpost

St. Helens · North West · population 7,949 · 5 LSOAs

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

2Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,730 of 6,856 in England
  • #887 of 932 in North West
  • #24 of 24 in St. Helens
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,673
Median age (est.)36
Density2,292per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above19%
No car or van43%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 12%25–44 31%45–64 24%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 18%Social rent: 29%Private rent: 33%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 18%Social rent 29%Private rent 33%

Households

One person: 41%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 17%Lone parent: 18%Other: 10%
One person 41%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 17%Lone parent 18%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 21% · Caring & leisure 14% · Process & plant 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary21%
Caring & leisure14%
Process & plant13%
Sales & customer service11%
Skilled trades10%
Professional10%
Associate professional9%
Administrative7%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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

Town Centre East & Fingerpost is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,730 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #24 of 24 in St. Helens. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (88) but weak on Health (0). Typical homes here, about £117,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 38% in five years (from 76 sales), 38% below the wider St. Helens median of £190,000. Typical household take-home income is around £26,702 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 246 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 5 · #6,510
Employment 1 · #6,771
Education 3 · #6,641
Health 0 · #6,839
Crime 3 · #6,627
Housing & access 88 · #841
Living environment 21 · #5,434

House prices ?

£117,250median (12m) · -24.4% yr · n=76
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£117,25076-24.4%+38.0%
Detached£289,49810-1.5%+75.5%
Semi-detached£193,25016-15.8%+61.0%
Terraced£105,00043+0.5%+56.7%
Flat£41,0007
This area£117,250
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)£26,702±£3,849 · #6,773 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£23,779
Price-to-income ?4.4×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

246 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,953 offences
St. Helens89
North West82
England83

Rank #6,284 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences770
Theft339
Burglary50
Vehicle crime60
Criminal damage & arson185
Public order & weapons283
Drugs209
Robbery18
Other39

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 173 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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