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St. Helens 008F

Neighbourhood

Central St. Helens. 1,187 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, St. Helens 008F is in decile 2.

Deprivation score
33.6
Joint 6,694th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£170,000
Joint 3,791st cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,245
Joint 13,394th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How St. Helens 008F compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

St. Helens 008FMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only121 neighbourhoods, St. Helens · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in St. Helens121 areas from 4.4 to 76.7. The middle area is 26.4. St. Helens 008F is 33.6.
33.644th most deprived
Median sale price112 neighbourhoods, St. Helens · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in St. Helens112 areas from £78,000 to £395,000. The middle area is £187,500. St. Helens 008F is £170,000.
£170,000joint 40th cheapest
Population121 neighbourhoods, St. Helens · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in St. Helens121 areas from 1,153 to 2,824. The middle area is 1,460. St. Helens 008F is 1,245.
1,24510th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage121 neighbourhoods, St. Helens · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in St. Helens121 areas from 47.8% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.3%. St. Helens 008F is 99.7%.
99.7%joint 42nd highest

Is St. Helens 008F safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in St. Helens 008F at a rate of 115.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 78.8 per 1,000 people across Blackbrook.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 8 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in St. Helens 008F.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (85), criminal damage and arson (15) and anti-social behaviour (11).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of St. Helens

These figures are published for the whole of St. Helens, not for each neighbourhood, so they describe all of St. Helens and not St. Helens 008F alone. See St. Helens

Average house price
£186,445
Up 5.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,306
136th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.0×
Joint 43rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Population estimate
189,890
Up 0.8% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
St. Helens 008F in brief

St. Helens 008F has a deprivation score of 33.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in St. Helens 008F was £170,000 in 2025.

St. Helens 008F had 1,245 usual residents at the census.

In St. Helens 008F, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.