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House prices in St. Helens: the next 12 months
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £178,375 and £209,011 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £193,693
- Chance of a rise
- 73%
St. Helens: five years of prices and the expected path
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- St. Helens
- North West
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
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| Period | St. Helens | North West | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £193,693 (£178,375–£209,011) | £229,332 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £193,089 (£178,509–£207,669) | £228,587 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £192,485 (£178,666–£206,304) | £227,842 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £191,881 (£178,850–£204,912) | £227,097 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £191,277 (£179,066–£203,488) | £226,352 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £190,673 (£179,321–£202,025) | £225,607 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £190,069 (£179,624–£200,514) | £224,862 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £189,465 (£179,990–£198,940) | £224,117 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £188,861 (£180,441–£197,281) | £223,373 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £188,257 (£181,012–£195,502) | £222,628 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £187,653 (£181,776–£193,530) | £221,883 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £187,049 (£182,921–£191,177) | £221,138 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £186,445 | £220,393 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £186,835 | £220,420 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £187,273 | £219,258 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £185,755 | £219,184 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £184,289 | £216,706 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £183,098 | £215,750 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £183,519 | £216,160 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £183,145 | £215,288 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £180,930 | £215,540 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £179,202 | £217,453 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £177,341 | £214,098 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £177,421 | £213,696 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £177,321 | £215,583 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £172,483 | £212,124 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £167,844 | £210,074 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £168,077 | £207,564 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £171,347 | £201,694 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £174,588 | £216,425 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £171,398 | £209,139 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £169,933 | £207,957 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £170,369 | £207,967 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £173,246 | £208,283 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £173,882 | £207,841 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £171,971 | £207,922 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £169,401 | £207,404 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £168,331 | £203,585 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £166,111 | £201,998 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £164,914 | £202,747 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £164,788 | £198,529 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £164,926 | £198,378 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £163,028 | £196,304 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £163,464 | £196,802 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £164,071 | £200,245 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £165,624 | £199,536 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £163,473 | £200,939 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £162,261 | £200,657 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £161,104 | £200,408 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £160,720 | £199,014 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £162,289 | £197,880 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £163,313 | £196,419 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £165,786 | £194,385 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £165,427 | £194,453 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £167,145 | £196,497 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £167,657 | £197,527 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £168,204 | £200,795 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £164,863 | £202,872 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £162,702 | £202,008 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £162,915 | £202,921 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £164,651 | £200,868 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £165,930 | £199,323 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £163,227 | £194,417 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £158,516 | £192,942 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £152,770 | £191,021 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £151,298 | £187,958 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £150,155 | £187,066 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £149,293 | £186,704 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £145,506 | £185,573 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £147,081 | £182,712 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £145,324 | £177,157 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £146,913 | £187,266 | £245,371 |
What the model expects
The central estimate at each horizon, and the range prices land in 8 times out of 10.
| Horizon | Expected | 80% range | Chance of a rise | Chance of beating inflation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In 3 months (November 2026) | £188,257 | £181,012 – £195,502 | 63% | 51% |
| In 4 months (December 2026) | £188,861 | £180,441 – £197,281 | 64% | 52% |
| In 12 months (August 2027) | £193,693 | £178,375 – £209,011 | 73% | 52% |
The outlook carries the region's own monthly price history forward: the recent trend and how far prices usually stray from it. It knows nothing about interest-rate decisions, new laws or local projects, so read it as a description of momentum, not a forecast to act on.
Other reports for St. Helens
At the average sale price, a home costs £186,445. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £860 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 14%
- Payment, one income
- 28%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- £811
- Owning per month
- £878
101.7% more homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 900
- Per 1,000 residents
- 4.7
Figures for United Kingdom: St. Helens has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 7 times since 1995. The deepest began in July 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −22.0%
- Recovery from the low
- 91 months
In 2025 the population grew by 1,477 while 390 homes were finished: 3.8 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 3.8
- Population change, 2025
- +1,477
4.6% of the 85,152 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 4.6%
- Empty homes
- 3,955
In 2025, 7% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- 7%