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Town Centre West

Middle area

West St. Helens. 7,653 people in 1.7 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Town Centre West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£130,125
262nd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,319
4,713th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Town Centre West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Town Centre West at a rate of 342.2 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 offences953
Other crime517
Shoplifting303
Anti-social behaviour283
Drug offences205
Criminal damage and arson187
Vehicle crime69
Burglary58
Robbery29
Theft from the person15

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Town Centre West 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. Town Centre West is £130,125.
£130,1252nd 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. Town Centre West is 7,319.
7,31912th 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%. Town Centre West is 100.0%.
100%joint 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%. Town Centre West is 97.1%.
97.1%joint 12th highest

Is Town Centre West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Town Centre West at a rate of 342.2 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, 228 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Town Centre West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (953), other crime (517) and shoplifting (303).

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 Town Centre West 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
Town Centre West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Town Centre West was £130,125 in 2025.

Town Centre West had 7,319 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Town Centre West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Town Centre West, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.