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Sutton Leach

Middle area

South St. Helens. 10,789 people in 3.0 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 94% of people in Sutton Leach live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£172,750
Joint 904th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
10,689
Joint 725th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
94%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Sutton Leach

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sutton Leach at a rate of 80.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 94.3 per 1,000 people across St. Helens.

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

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences403
Other crime134
Drug offences80
Criminal damage and arson70
Anti-social behaviour62
Vehicle crime44
Shoplifting39
Burglary24
Robbery8
Theft from the person4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Sutton Leach compares

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Median sale price24 middle areas, St. Helens · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in St. Helens24 areas from £128,750 to £265,750. The middle area is £190,000. Sutton Leach is £172,750.
£172,7508th cheapest
Population24 middle areas, St. Helens · 2021
Population: every middle area in St. Helens24 areas from 5,443 to 11,883. The middle area is 7,117. Sutton Leach is 10,689.
10,6893rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares24 middle areas, St. Helens · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in St. Helens24 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 90.0%. Sutton Leach is 94.0%.
94%12th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage24 middle areas, St. Helens · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in St. Helens24 areas from 86.8% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.1%. Sutton Leach is 99.5%.
99.5%5th highest

Is Sutton Leach safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sutton Leach at a rate of 80.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 94.3 per 1,000 people across St. Helens.

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

In August 2026 alone, 89 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sutton Leach.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (403), other crime (134) and drug offences (80).

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 middle area, so they describe all of St. Helens and not Sutton Leach alone. See St. Helens

Average house price
£185,154
Up 7.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 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
Deprivation score
29.0
46th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Sutton Leach in brief

The median price paid for a home in Sutton Leach was £172,750 in 2025.

Sutton Leach had 10,689 usual residents at the census.

About 94% of people in Sutton Leach live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Sutton Leach, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.