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Nutgrove & Lea Green: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Nutgrove & Lea Green neighbourhood of St. Helens, England (ONS area St. Helens 025). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes L35, WA10, WA9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near WA9 5LP.
A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against St. Helens
Nutgrove & Lea Green is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against St. Helens (signals are mixed: 4 rising and 3 falling of 19). Houses here typically resell for £193,000 and flats for £112,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across St. Helens (0.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's and the nearest station, Thatto Heath, is about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£193,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£112,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -6% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Middle income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Mixed signs
Weighted balance +0.09; 4 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 10 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 1 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£50,400
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.5 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Nutgrove & Lea Green sits in St. Helens
- Typical house price: 9th highest of 24 neighbourhoods in St. Helens
- Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 5 neighbourhoods in St. Helens with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 3rd highest of 24 neighbourhoods in St. Helens
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Nutgrove & Lea Green
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
4 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against St. Helens, 3 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Plug-in car growth
- Schools improving
- Borough against the region
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Resale prices
- Recent price momentum
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Thatto Heath Railway station, about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (710 m in a straight line). About 4.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Liverpool Lime Street (23 to 28 min) and Wigan North Western (about 23 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Nutgrove Methodist Primary School 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Requires improvement in 4 areas (Feb 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school The Sutton Academy 1.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 (Jun 2026).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Nutgrove & Lea Green
What is the typical house price in Nutgrove & Lea Green?
£193,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.
How does Nutgrove & Lea Green compare with the rest of St. Helens?
Typical house price: 9th highest of 24 neighbourhoods in St. Helens. Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 5 neighbourhoods in St. Helens with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 3rd highest of 24 neighbourhoods in St. Helens.
Is Nutgrove & Lea Green an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Nutgrove & Lea Green gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.09; 4 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Nutgrove & Lea Green?
Thatto Heath. Railway station, about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (710 m in a straight line). About 4.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Liverpool Lime Street (23 to 28 min) and Wigan North Western (about 23 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Nutgrove & Lea Green?
Nearest state primary school. Nutgrove Methodist Primary School. 430 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Requires improvement in 4 areas (Feb 2025). Nearest state secondary school. The Sutton Academy. 1.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 (Jun 2026).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.