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Chain Lane, St Helens

MyStreetCheck free street report: Chain Lane, St Helens · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/st-helens-merseyside/chain-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA11 9QZ, WA11 9QF, WA11 9HB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£144,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£126,707
29 sales
Price range
£62k – £235k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
2 Jul 2026
WA11 9QF

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At a glance

House prices£144k average28% below the St Helens average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station25 min walkSt Helens Central station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold76% leaseholdAcross 29 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

29 property sales on Chain Lane, St Helens have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £144,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £133,206. That is 28% below the St Helens average of £200,790 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 59% semi-detached, 38% terraced, 3% detached. Recorded sale prices on Chain Lane range from £62,000 to £235,000. 24% of homes sold here were freehold and 76% leasehold. Of 277 streets in St Helens with at least two sales in the last year, Chain Lane ranks 198th for average price.

House prices on Chain Lane compared

Chain Lane£144,000
WA11 postcode area£210,547
St Helens£200,790
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WA11 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £80,000 (1 sales)2016£80k2017: £99,333 (3 sales)2017£99k2018: £132,000 (4 sales)2018£132k2019: £99,250 (4 sales)2019£99k2020: £85,667 (3 sales)2020£86k2021: £107,500 (2 sales)2021£108k2022: £134,750 (2 sales)2022£135k2023: £168,200 (5 sales)2023£168k2024: £210,000 (1 sales)2024£210k2025: £145,500 (2 sales)2025£146k2026: £144,000 (2 sales)2026£144k

Tenure: 24% freehold and 76% leasehold across 29 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached17£133,20629 Aug 2025
Terraced11£106,8182 Jul 2026
Detached1£235,00022 Nov 2023

Sold prices on Chain Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
99, Chain Lane WA11 9QF 2 Jul 2026£150,000 TerracedFreehold
77, Chain Lane WA11 9QF 20 Mar 2026£138,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Chain Lane WA11 9QZ 29 Aug 2025£150,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
55, Chain Lane WA11 9QZ 19 May 2025£141,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
64, Chain Lane WA11 9QL 2 Aug 2024£210,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
39, Chain Lane WA11 9QZ 22 Nov 2023£235,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Chain Lane WA11 9QZ 20 Jul 2023£136,000 TerracedLeasehold
115, Chain Lane WA11 9HB 29 Jun 2023£208,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
49, Chain Lane WA11 9QZ 28 Jun 2023£140,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
64, Chain Lane WA11 9QL 19 May 2023£122,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
35, Chain Lane WA11 9QZ 20 Dec 2022£157,500 Semi-detachedLeasehold
7, Chain Lane WA11 9QZ 13 May 2022£112,000 TerracedLeasehold
49, Chain Lane WA11 9QZ 8 Nov 2021£135,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
15, Chain Lane WA11 9QZ 10 Mar 2021£80,000 TerracedLeasehold
3, Chain Lane WA11 9QZ 29 Oct 2020£62,000 TerracedLeasehold
47, Chain Lane WA11 9QZ 27 Mar 2020£100,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
31, Chain Lane WA11 9QZ 13 Jan 2020£95,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
83, Chain Lane WA11 9QF 25 Nov 2019£72,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Chain Lane WA11 9QZ 19 Sep 2019£105,000 TerracedLeasehold
63, Chain Lane WA11 9QE 23 Aug 2019£90,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
124, Chain Lane WA11 9HB 29 Jan 2019£130,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
108, Chain Lane WA11 9HB 6 Apr 2018£147,000 TerracedLeasehold
105, Chain Lane WA11 9QF 5 Apr 2018£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
124, Chain Lane WA11 9HB 25 Jan 2018£137,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
119, Chain Lane WA11 9HB 18 Jan 2018£119,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
61, Chain Lane WA11 9QE 22 Sep 2017£83,000 TerracedLeasehold
77, Chain Lane WA11 9QF 8 Sep 2017£90,000 TerracedFreehold
107, Chain Lane WA11 9QF 14 Mar 2017£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
25, Chain Lane WA11 9QZ 29 Mar 2016£80,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
77, Chain Lane £90,000 (Sep 2017) → £138,000 (Mar 2026) +53%
over 9 yrs
31, Chain Lane £95,000 (Jan 2020) → £150,000 (Aug 2025) +58%
over 6 yrs
64, Chain Lane £122,000 (May 2023) → £210,000 (Aug 2024) +72%
over 1 yr
49, Chain Lane £135,000 (Nov 2021) → £140,000 (Jun 2023) +4%
over 2 yrs
124, Chain Lane £137,000 (Jan 2018) → £130,000 (Jan 2019) -5%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Chain Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Ashurst Primary School 216 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School 381 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.1 mi
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy 549 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–16 Report 0.5 mi
Merton Bank Primary School 193 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School 197 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.8 mi
Carr Mill Primary School 302 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Legh Vale Primary School 449 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.0 mi
Mill Green School 168 pupils Community special school 14–19 Report 1.0 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • St Helens Central station 1.2 mi · 25 min walk
  • Garswood station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk
  • St Helens Junction station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Rufford Walk (adj, Chain Lane) 1 min walk
  • Paisley Avenue (adj, Chain Lane) 1 min walk
  • Ashurst Drive (W-bound, Ashurst Drive) 1 min walk
  • New Glade Hill (adj, Chain Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Atlas Medical Practice
    Atlas Street, St. Helens · 1.0 mi
  • Windermere Medical Centre
    Windermere Avenue, St. Helens · 1.2 mi
  • Hall Street Medical Centre
    28-30 Hall Street, St Helens · 1.3 mi
  • Mill Street Medical Ctr.
    2 Mill Street, St Helens · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Haydock West End Road · 0.3 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Laffack St Helens · 0.4 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Haydock Vicarage Rd Express · 0.8 mi
  • Spar Spar - Platinum - Haresfinch · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Chain Lane Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Taylor's Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Farleys Chemist · 1.0 mi

Dentists

  • Blackbrook Road (dental Surgery) · 0.2 mi
  • Talking Teeth Dental Practice · 1.0 mi
  • St. Helens Dental Clinic · 1.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income5 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned73.1%62.5%
Private rented8.2%20.3%
Social rented18.7%17.1%
Households610

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.2%64.1%
Aged 65+31.3%18.6%
Residents1,316

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks91%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks95%92%

Share of homes across St. Helens with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Chain Lane

Ethnic group

HereSt Helens
White98.2%96.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%1.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.4%1.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%0.4%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.6%

Religion

HereSt Helens
Christian68.6%62.3%
No religion25.1%31.2%
Not answered4.8%4.7%
Other religion0.8%0.4%
Hindu0.5%0.3%
Muslim0.2%0.7%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Jewish0%0%

Country of birth

HereSt Helens
Born in the UK96.5%95%
Born outside the UK3.5%5%

Highest qualification

HereSt Helens
No qualifications26.9%21.4%
Level 4 qualifications and above21%27.2%
Level 3 qualifications15.5%17.4%
Level 2 qualifications13.2%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.1%10.4%
Apprenticeship8.4%6.5%
Other qualifications3%2.6%

General health

HereSt Helens
Very good health39.9%45.2%
Good health33.5%32.7%
Fair health16.2%14.6%
Bad health8.2%5.8%
Very bad health2.2%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Helens
1 car or van in household45.1%42.3%
No cars or vans in household24.7%23.2%
2 cars or vans in household24%27.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.2%7.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of St Helens.

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