West Park

St. Helens · North West · population 10,543 · 7 LSOAs

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

25Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,132 of 6,856 in England
  • #569 of 932 in North West
  • #15 of 24 in St. Helens
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,505
Median age (est.)42
Density4,181per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above27%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 29%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 13%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 14%Other: 12%
One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 14%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Caring & leisure 13% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Caring & leisure13%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Managers & directors8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 63% · No religion 32% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

West Park is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,132 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 24 in St. Helens. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (94) but weak on Health (11). Typical homes here, about £140,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 145 sales), 26% below the wider St. Helens median of £190,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,694 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 58 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 34 · #4,516
Employment 19 · #5,557
Education 29 · #4,865
Health 11 · #6,092
Crime 32 · #4,680
Housing & access 94 · #382
Living environment 17 · #5,660

House prices ?

£140,000median (12m) · -1.1% yr · n=145
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£140,000145-1.1%+27.3%
Detached£285,00014+14.0%+57.5%
Semi-detached£185,00059+7.6%+27.6%
Terraced£115,25063-1.9%+35.6%
Flat£90,0009-1.1%+5.9%
This area£140,000
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)£31,694±£4,488 · #6,029 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,871
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 ?

64Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

58 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 612 offences
St. Helens89
North West82
England83

Rank #2,712 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences327
Theft53
Burglary23
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson59
Public order & weapons58
Drugs54
Robbery4
Other12

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 61 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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