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St Helens Town Centre

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West St. Helens. About 8,412 people in 2.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In St Helens Town Centre, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
7,922
3,449th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
69.4%
784th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How St Helens Town Centre compares

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St Helens Town CentreMiddle
Population18 wards, St. Helens · 2021
Population: every ward in St. Helens18 areas from 3,334 to 13,247. The middle area is 10,841. St Helens Town Centre is 7,922.
7,9225th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 wards, St. Helens · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in St. Helens18 areas from 86.8% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.6%. St Helens Town Centre is 93.1%.
93.1%2nd lowest
Claimant rate18 wards, St. Helens · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in St. Helens18 areas from 1.9% to 8.2%. The middle area is 3.2%. St Helens Town Centre is 8.2%.
8.2%highest
Aged 15 to 6418 wards, St. Helens · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in St. Helens18 areas from 55.3% to 69.4%. The middle area is 64.0%. St Helens Town Centre is 69.4%.
69.4%highest

Figures for the whole of St. Helens

These figures are published for the whole of St. Helens, not for each ward, so they describe all of St. Helens and not St Helens Town Centre 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.0×
43rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
29.0
46th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
St Helens Town Centre in brief

St Helens Town Centre had 7,922 usual residents at the census.

In St Helens Town Centre, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In St Helens Town Centre, 8.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

69.4% of residents in St Helens Town Centre were aged 15 to 64 at the census.