Nicholson Street, St Helens

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House prices, sold prices and local information for WA9 2DR.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£64,125

8 sales

Price range

£40k – £90k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

18 Mar 2025

WA9 2DR

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At a glance

House prices£64k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station23 min walkSt Helens Central station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold56% leaseholdAcross 18 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

8 property sales on Nicholson Street, St Helens have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 18 Mar 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £64,125. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 4 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Nicholson Street range from £39,999 to £90,000. 44% of homes sold here were freehold and 56% leasehold.

House prices on Nicholson Street compared

WA9 postcode area£192,739

St Helens£200,790

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Nicholson Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all WA9 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 44% freehold and 56% leasehold across 18 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Terraced	8	£64,125	18 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Nicholson Street

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
2, Nicholson Street WA9 2DR	31 Oct 2025	£70,000	Terraced	Freehold
29, Nicholson Street WA9 2DR	17 Oct 2025	£103,000	Terraced	Leasehold
31, Nicholson Street WA9 2DR	18 Mar 2025	£68,000	Terraced	Leasehold
12, Nicholson Street WA9 2DR	29 Jan 2025	£74,000	Terraced	Freehold
26, Nicholson Street WA9 2DR	6 Dec 2023	£80,000	Terraced	Freehold
16, Nicholson Street WA9 2DR	23 Feb 2023	£143,988	Terraced	Leasehold
1, Nicholson Street WA9 2DR	26 Jan 2023	£65,000	Terraced	Leasehold
24, Nicholson Street WA9 2DR	7 Dec 2022	£90,000	Terraced	Freehold
16, Nicholson Street WA9 2DR	11 Nov 2021	£82,500	Terraced	Leasehold
25, Nicholson Street WA9 2DR	10 Nov 2021	£83,000	Terraced	Leasehold
32, Nicholson Street WA9 2DR	8 Oct 2021	£64,000	Terraced	Leasehold
4, Nicholson Street WA9 2DR	11 Feb 2021	£66,000	Terraced	Leasehold
6, Nicholson Street WA9 2DR	23 Jan 2020	£63,000	Terraced	Freehold
26, Nicholson Street WA9 2DR	3 Jul 2019	£59,000	Terraced	Freehold
25, Nicholson Street WA9 2DR	16 Apr 2019	£52,000	Terraced	Leasehold
3, Nicholson Street WA9 2DR	3 Nov 2017	£56,950	Terraced	Leasehold
30, Nicholson Street WA9 2DR	30 Mar 2017	£39,999	Terraced	Freehold
2, Nicholson Street WA9 2DR	14 Oct 2016	£62,500	Terraced	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
2, Nicholson Street	£62,500 (Oct 2016) → £70,000 (Oct 2025)	+12% over 9 yrs
26, Nicholson Street	£59,000 (Jul 2019) → £80,000 (Dec 2023)	+36% over 4 yrs
16, Nicholson Street	£82,500 (Nov 2021) → £143,988 (Feb 2023)	+75% over 1 yr
25, Nicholson Street	£52,000 (Apr 2019) → £83,000 (Nov 2021)	+60% over 3 yrs

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Schools near Nicholson Street

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Mill Green School 168 pupils	Community special school	14–19	Report	0.3 mi
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy 549 pupils	Secondary Roman Catholic	11–16	Report	0.3 mi
Pace 16 pupils	Pupil referral unit	5–11	Report	0.4 mi
Lansbury Bridge School 236 pupils	Community special school	4–14	Report	0.4 mi
Broad Oak Community Primary School 630 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.5 mi
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School 213 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.5 mi
Allanson Street Primary School 454 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.6 mi
Merton Bank Primary School 193 pupils	Primary	3–11	Requires improvement Report	0.7 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 · 23 min walk
St Helens Junction station 1.4 mi · 28 min walk
Lea Green station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Nicholson Street (opp, Broad Oak Road) 1 min walk
Hargreaves Street (adj, Broad Oak Road) 1 min walk
Reeves Street (adj, Broad Oak Road) 2 min walk
Boardmans Lane (opp, Chancery Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Berrymead Family Med.ctr.
140 Berrys Lane, St. Helens · 0.7 mi
Atlas Medical Practice
Atlas Street, St. Helens · 0.9 mi
Marshalls Cross Medical Centre
St. Helens Hospital, Marshalls Cross Road, St. Helens · 1.2 mi
Hall Street Medical Centre
28-30 Hall Street, St Helens · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily St Helens 7 Ashton Green Dr · 0.3 mi
Lidl Lidl Laffack St Helens · 0.4 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Haydock West End Road · 0.7 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily St Helens Higher Parr · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

Ashtons Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
Peak Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
Fingerpost Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

Talking Teeth Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
Blackbrook Road (dental Surgery) · 0.6 mi
Dental Surgery · 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 1 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.

Income	1 of 10
Employment	1 of 10
Education and skills	1 of 10
Health and disability	1 of 10
Crime	1 of 10
Access to housing and services	9 of 10
Living environment	4 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	35.7%	62.5%
Private rented	20.4%	20.3%
Social rented	43.9%	17.1%
Households	677

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	20.5%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	63.3%	64.1%
Aged 65+	16.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,483

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	91%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	95%	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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Nicholson Street

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Who lives around Nicholson Street

Ethnic group

	Here	St Helens
White	97.1%	96.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	2.2%	1.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.6%	1.1%
Other ethnic group	0.1%	0.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0%	0.4%

Religion

	Here	St Helens
Christian	54%	62.3%
No religion	40.9%	31.2%
Not answered	3.6%	4.7%
Muslim	0.5%	0.7%
Other religion	0.4%	0.4%
Hindu	0.3%	0.3%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.3%
Jewish	0.1%	0%

Country of birth

	Here	St Helens
Born in the UK	93.3%	95%
Born outside the UK	6.7%	5%

Highest qualification

	Here	St Helens
No qualifications	33.3%	21.4%
Level 2 qualifications	17%	14.7%
Level 4 qualifications and above	15%	27.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	13.2%	10.4%
Level 3 qualifications	12.4%	17.4%
Apprenticeship	6.3%	6.5%
Other qualifications	2.7%	2.6%

General health

	Here	St Helens
Very good health	40.7%	45.2%
Good health	30.5%	32.7%
Fair health	17.6%	14.6%
Bad health	8.6%	5.8%
Very bad health	2.6%	1.7%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	St Helens
No cars or vans in household	42.7%	23.2%
1 car or van in household	39.6%	42.3%
2 cars or vans in household	14.9%	27.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household	2.8%	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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