St. Helens in figures

A profile of St. Helens from official statistics: 11 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in St. Helens was 189,890 in 2025, up 0.8% from 2024.

Population189,8902025Up 0.8% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over20.7%2025Up 0.1 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share5%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June1,3102025Compared with 932 in 2024
175K180K185K190K201120142017202020252011: 175,405 persons2012: 176,214 persons2013: 176,451 persons2014: 177,785 persons2015: 178,296 persons2016: 179,229 persons2017: 180,150 persons2018: 180,937 persons2019: 181,541 persons2020: 182,102 persons2021: 183,394 persons2022: 184,858 persons2023: 186,659 persons2024: 188,397 persons2025: 189,890 persons175K180K185K190K20112016202120252011: 175,405 persons2012: 176,214 persons2013: 176,451 persons2014: 177,785 persons2015: 178,296 persons2016: 179,229 persons2017: 180,150 persons2018: 180,937 persons2019: 181,541 persons2020: 182,102 persons2021: 183,394 persons2022: 184,858 persons2023: 186,659 persons2024: 188,397 persons2025: 189,890 persons
Population, 2011 to 2025. persons. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in St. Helens (pounds sterling) was £4.18 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 6.3% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£4.18 billion2024, provisionalUp 6.3% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£22,1122024, provisionalUp 5.2% from 2023
2,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,50020002004200820122016202020242000: 2,055 GBP million2001: 2,151 GBP million2002: 2,260 GBP million2003: 2,371 GBP million2004: 2,466 GBP million2005: 2,550 GBP million2006: 2,706 GBP million2007: 2,775 GBP million2008: 2,779 GBP million2009: 2,725 GBP million2010: 2,879 GBP million2011: 2,891 GBP million2012: 2,912 GBP million2013: 2,978 GBP million2014: 3,121 GBP million2015: 3,177 GBP million2016: 3,235 GBP million2017: 3,256 GBP million2018: 3,345 GBP million2019: 3,445 GBP million2020: 3,172 GBP million2021: 3,591 GBP million2022: 3,828 GBP million2023: 3,927 GBP million2024: 4,176 GBP million2,0003,0004,0005,0002000200920242000: 2,055 GBP million2001: 2,151 GBP million2002: 2,260 GBP million2003: 2,371 GBP million2004: 2,466 GBP million2005: 2,550 GBP million2006: 2,706 GBP million2007: 2,775 GBP million2008: 2,779 GBP million2009: 2,725 GBP million2010: 2,879 GBP million2011: 2,891 GBP million2012: 2,912 GBP million2013: 2,978 GBP million2014: 3,121 GBP million2015: 3,177 GBP million2016: 3,235 GBP million2017: 3,256 GBP million2018: 3,345 GBP million2019: 3,445 GBP million2020: 3,172 GBP million2021: 3,591 GBP million2022: 3,828 GBP million2023: 3,927 GBP million2024: 4,176 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Average house price in St. Helens (pounds sterling) was £185,154 (provisional) in July 2026, up 7.3% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£185,154July 2026, provisionalUp 7.3% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly7.3%July 2026, provisionalUp 4.8 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£807August 2026, provisionalUp 6.6% from August 2025
140K150K160K170K180K190K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 145,597 GBP2021-08: 146,062 GBP2021-09: 146,913 GBP2021-10: 145,324 GBP2021-11: 147,081 GBP2021-12: 145,506 GBP2022-01: 149,293 GBP2022-02: 150,155 GBP2022-03: 151,298 GBP2022-04: 152,770 GBP2022-05: 158,516 GBP2022-06: 163,227 GBP2022-07: 165,930 GBP2022-08: 164,651 GBP2022-09: 162,915 GBP2022-10: 162,702 GBP2022-11: 164,863 GBP2022-12: 168,204 GBP2023-01: 167,657 GBP2023-02: 167,145 GBP2023-03: 165,427 GBP2023-04: 165,786 GBP2023-05: 163,313 GBP2023-06: 162,289 GBP2023-07: 160,720 GBP2023-08: 161,104 GBP2023-09: 162,261 GBP2023-10: 163,473 GBP2023-11: 165,624 GBP2023-12: 164,071 GBP2024-01: 163,464 GBP2024-02: 163,028 GBP2024-03: 164,926 GBP2024-04: 164,788 GBP2024-05: 164,914 GBP2024-06: 166,111 GBP2024-07: 168,331 GBP2024-08: 169,401 GBP2024-09: 171,971 GBP2024-10: 173,882 GBP2024-11: 173,246 GBP2024-12: 170,369 GBP2025-01: 169,933 GBP2025-02: 171,398 GBP2025-03: 174,588 GBP2025-04: 171,347 GBP2025-05: 168,077 GBP2025-06: 167,844 GBP2025-07: 172,483 GBP2025-08: 177,320 GBP2025-09: 177,219 GBP2025-10: 177,251 GBP2025-11: 179,123 GBP2025-12: 181,152 GBP2026-01: 183,241 GBP2026-02: 183,710 GBP2026-03: 183,395 GBP2026-04: 184,571 GBP2026-05: 185,064 GBP2026-06: 186,014 GBP2026-07: 185,154 GBP140K160K180K200K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 145,597 GBP2021-08: 146,062 GBP2021-09: 146,913 GBP2021-10: 145,324 GBP2021-11: 147,081 GBP2021-12: 145,506 GBP2022-01: 149,293 GBP2022-02: 150,155 GBP2022-03: 151,298 GBP2022-04: 152,770 GBP2022-05: 158,516 GBP2022-06: 163,227 GBP2022-07: 165,930 GBP2022-08: 164,651 GBP2022-09: 162,915 GBP2022-10: 162,702 GBP2022-11: 164,863 GBP2022-12: 168,204 GBP2023-01: 167,657 GBP2023-02: 167,145 GBP2023-03: 165,427 GBP2023-04: 165,786 GBP2023-05: 163,313 GBP2023-06: 162,289 GBP2023-07: 160,720 GBP2023-08: 161,104 GBP2023-09: 162,261 GBP2023-10: 163,473 GBP2023-11: 165,624 GBP2023-12: 164,071 GBP2024-01: 163,464 GBP2024-02: 163,028 GBP2024-03: 164,926 GBP2024-04: 164,788 GBP2024-05: 164,914 GBP2024-06: 166,111 GBP2024-07: 168,331 GBP2024-08: 169,401 GBP2024-09: 171,971 GBP2024-10: 173,882 GBP2024-11: 173,246 GBP2024-12: 170,369 GBP2025-01: 169,933 GBP2025-02: 171,398 GBP2025-03: 174,588 GBP2025-04: 171,347 GBP2025-05: 168,077 GBP2025-06: 167,844 GBP2025-07: 172,483 GBP2025-08: 177,320 GBP2025-09: 177,219 GBP2025-10: 177,251 GBP2025-11: 179,123 GBP2025-12: 181,152 GBP2026-01: 183,241 GBP2026-02: 183,710 GBP2026-03: 183,395 GBP2026-04: 184,571 GBP2026-05: 185,064 GBP2026-06: 186,014 GBP2026-07: 185,154 GBP
Average house price, pounds sterling, July 2021 to July 2026. GBP. Source: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file).

Sources: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in St. Helens were 5,110 in 2024, down 4.1% from 2023.

Active enterprises5,1102024Down 4.1% from 2023
Enterprise births6152024Down 6.8% from 2023
5,0005,2005,4005,6005,8006,0002019202020212022202320242019: 5,270 count2020: 5,460 count2021: 5,840 count2022: 5,470 count2023: 5,330 count2024: 5,110 count5,0005,2005,4005,6005,8006,0002019202120242019: 5,270 count2020: 5,460 count2021: 5,840 count2022: 5,470 count2023: 5,330 count2024: 5,110 count
Active enterprises, 2019 to 2024. count. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country.

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country; Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=209&measures=20301&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Office for National Statistics. Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2024_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&c2021_cob_12=1&measures=20301&time=2021,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. Office for National Statistics. Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/mid2011tomid2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  5. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  7. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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