Cowley Street, St Helens, WA10 2SX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding WA10 2SX, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 55.4% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	57.1%	55.4%	-1.7%	51.0%	4.4%
Male	42.9%	44.6%	1.7%	49.0%	-4.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around WA10 2SX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.3% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	47.7%	57.3%	9.6%	37.9%	19.4%
Married: Opposite sex	22.7%	22.8%	0.1%	44.2%	-21.4%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Separated	4.5%	3.5%	-1.0%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	18.2%	11.1%	-7.1%	9.1%	2.0%
Widowed	6.8%	4.7%	-2.1%	6.1%	-1.4%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (70.5%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44.9%	41%	-3.9%	48.4%	-7.4%
Good health	31.3%	29.5%	-1.8%	33.6%	-4.1%
Fair health	13.3%	18.4%	5.1%	12.7%	5.7%
Bad health	8.2%	9.8%	1.6%	4.0%	5.8%
Very bad health	2.4%	1.3%	-1.1%	1.2%	0.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around WA10 2SX this area, 37.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 18.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	40%	37.4%	-2.6%	18.2%	19.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	21.4%	9.9%	-11.5%	9.6%	0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.9%	19.3%	3.4%	13.4%	5.9%
Apprenticeship	0.9%	2.3%	1.4%	5.3%	-3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.5%	11.1%	1.6%	16.9%	-5.8%
Degree or Similar	9.1%	18.1%	9.0%	33.8%	-15.7%
Other	3.2%	1.8%	-1.4%	2.8%	-1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 89.7% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.1%	-0.2%
Chinese	2.4%	0%	-2.4%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	1%	0%	-1.0%	3.1%	-3.1%
Other Asian	0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	0.1%
Black African	0%	3%	3.0%	2.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	3%	3.0%	0.4%	2.6%
Mixed Other	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	96.6%	89.7%	-6.9%	81.4%	8.3%
Other	0%	1.3%	1.3%	1.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 93.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	93.9%	93.1%	-0.8%	83.2%	9.9%
European Union	3.7%	3%	-0.7%	6.1%	-3.1%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Africa	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	2.7%	-1.4%
Middle East and Asia	2%	2.1%	0.1%	5.6%	-3.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93.9%	93.1%	-0.8%	83.2%	9.9%
10+ Years	0.7%	3%	2.3%	9.8%	-6.8%
5-10 Years	2.7%	2.1%	-0.6%	2.9%	-0.8%
2-5 Years	1.4%	1.7%	0.3%	2.2%	-0.5%
Less than 2 years	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	53.6%	76.7%	-23.1%
France	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Other EU countries	0.4%	1.5%	-1.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.9%	1.2%	-0.3%
No passport held	41.2%	13.5%	27.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.2%	37.2%	7.0%
Christian	43.3%	46.2%	-2.9%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	1.3%	1.7%	-0.4%
Muslim	6%	6.5%	-0.5%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	3.4%	6.0%	-2.6%

Safety

Is Cowley Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cowley Street was 263.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 21.4% lower than the St Helens Town Centre average. The most reported crime type was Drugs.

Cowley Street has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in St Helens Town Centre and the 32nd highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 91.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -56.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 97% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£30,100

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in WA10 2SX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Cowley Street are based on 16 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for St Helens.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Cowley Street, St Helens, WA10 2SX

Estimated Average Property Prices for WA10 2SX

Average Price
£406,759

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£406,759

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cowley Street

Average Price
£121,120

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£101,746

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£411,724

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cowley Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Manor House, 3 Cowley Street, St Helens, Merseyside Other, an established residential building	£300,000	2018-06-21	£411,724

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WA10 2SX

Employment

WA10 2SX area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

The percentage of student residents living in WA10 2SX area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	30
Looking after home or family	26
Retired	25
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Student (economically inactive)	20
Part-Time Employee	18
Unemployed	14
Other	13
Self-Employed	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Human health and social work activities	16
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Administrative and support service activities	11
Education	8
Manufacturing	6
Transport and storage	5
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	4
Other	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Construction	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens Charles Street , WA10 1LW	4out of 4	555 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Charles Street , WA10 1LN	2out of 4	606 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary & St Thomas' CofE Primary School Barton Close , WA10 2HS	4out of 4	671 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Rivington Primary School Tennis Street North , Dentons Green WA10 6LF	4out of 4	1,076 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School Rivington Road , WA10 4NQ	3out of 4	1,340 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cowley International College Hard Lane , WA10 6PN	3out of 4	1,199 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic High School Boardmans Lane , Blackbrook WA11 9BB	1out of 4	2,229 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
De La Salle School Mill Brow , Eccleston WA10 4QH	2out of 4	2,368 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School Berrys Lane , Sutton WA9 3HE	3out of 4	3,281 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Sutton Academy Elton Head Road , WA9 5AU	2out of 4	3,978 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Helens College Water Street , WA10 1PP	- not rated	864 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Carmel College Prescot Road , WA10 3AG	- not rated	3,168 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Launchpad Centre College Street , WA10 1UH	3out of 4	305 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mill Green School Lansbury Avenue , Parr WA9 1BU	4out of 4	2,721 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Lansbury Bridge School Lansbury Avenue , Parr WA9 1TB	3out of 4	2,830 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pace Derbyshire Hill Road , WA9 2LH	3out of 4	3,234 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Nugent House School Carr Mill Road , Billinge WN5 7TT	- not rated	4,431 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
St.Helens YMCA	Ymca Building, North Road	404 yd
The New Era Greeks	35-39 North Road	408 yd
Mr Chan's Restaurant	Mr Chans Restaurant, 21-23 North Road	413 yd
Cafe Laziz	2a North Road	420 yd
Plan Bee Community Coffee Shop	13-15 North Road	436 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Function Room	The Function Room, 2b North Road	400 yd
Lowe House Mens Club	Lowe House Social Club, 102 Crab Street	445 yd
Cowley Vaults	Cowley Vaults, 50 Cooper Street	451 yd
Turks Head	Turks Head, 49-51 Morley Street	500 yd
The Green Room	Green Room Wine Bar, 17-19 Duke Street	526 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pixis St Helens	31 North Road	395 yd
Caprinos Pizza	14 North Road	400 yd
Star Moon Fish&Chips	North Road Chippy, 27 North Road	408 yd
WingFat Chinese Takeaway	19 North Road	408 yd
Roscoes Street Food	2a North Road	420 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kropka	36-40 Duke Street	507 yd
Lidl	Lidl, Lowe Street	623 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods	Iceland, 37-43 Ormskirk Street	645 yd
Asda	Asda Superstore, Kirkland Street	848 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	Aldi Supermarket, 7 Highpoint	1,036 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ymca St Helens (The Beacon) YMCA BEACON YMCA BEACON COLLEGE STREET	health and fitness suite	411 yd
Central Fitness (Closed) Duke Street	health and fitness suite, squash courts	478 yd
Sports Direct Fitness (St Helens) King Street	health and fitness suite	602 yd
Haresfinch Arlfc HARESFINCH ROAD	grass pitches	631 yd
Sports Direct Fitness (St Helen'S) KING STREET	health and fitness suite	671 yd
Gymbug LOWE STREET	health and fitness suite	701 yd
St Marys And St Thomas Primary School BARTON CLOSE	grass pitches	735 yd
Wynne Road WYNNE ROAD	grass pitches	823 yd
St Helens College Sports Facilities (Closed) Beechings Building Beechings Building Water Street	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	869 yd
The Gym Health And Fitness WESTFIELD STREET	health and fitness suite	880 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	100.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of WA10 2SX