Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

9 SHROPSHIRE GARDENS

ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XX

£165,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	BOROUGH RD/CHESHIRE GDNS	0.1 miles
Shop	Home Bargains	0.2 miles
Train station	St Helens Central	0.7 miles
Hospital	St Helens Hospital	1.3 miles
University	University of Chester - Warrington Campus	8.5 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

59 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1996-2002

Last sold

£165,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£2,797/m²

Local average

£217,493 (54 sales)

Street crime

429 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 13/11/2020

Expiry date: 12/11/2030

Current heating cost: £381/year

Potential heating cost: £354/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £12,100

Recommendations

Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	30/01/2026	£165,000	Semi-detached	+31.5%	£166,505 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	13/05/2021	£125,500	Semi-detached	—	£167,636 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£165,000
listed	09/07/2025	£165,000
sold	01/01/2021	£125,500
sold	01/01/2006	£118,950
sold	01/01/2006	£110,000
sold	01/01/2000	£54,750

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
4 CHESHIRE GARDENS, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3SZ	£177,500	28/11/2025	Semi-detached
135 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XL	£165,000	24/10/2025	Semi-detached
29 SHROPSHIRE GARDENS, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XX	£182,000	24/10/2025	Semi-detached
22 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3SU	£140,000	01/09/2023	Semi-detached
58 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XL	£150,000	07/07/2023	Semi-detached
6 LANCASHIRE GARDENS, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XS	£140,000	21/04/2023	Semi-detached
4 HEREFORD CLOSE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XG	£165,000	31/03/2023	Semi-detached
87 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XL	£250,000	28/11/2022	Semi-detached
25 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3SU	£188,000	25/10/2022	Semi-detached
10 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3SU	£135,000	05/10/2022	Semi-detached
127 BOROUGH ROAD, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3TB	£145,000	30/09/2022	Semi-detached
6 BERKSHIRE GARDENS, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XP	£160,000	08/08/2022	Semi-detached
21 GLAMORGAN CLOSE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XT	£125,000	24/06/2022	Semi-detached
6 GLAMORGAN CLOSE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XT	£115,000	13/06/2022	Semi-detached
1 AYRSHIRE GARDENS, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3ST	£80,000	01/06/2022	Semi-detached
70 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XL	£120,000	31/05/2022	Semi-detached
149 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XL	£122,000	11/05/2022	Semi-detached
76 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XL	£145,000	18/03/2022	Semi-detached
135 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XL	£142,500	18/02/2022	Semi-detached
5 WORCESTER CLOSE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XZ	£150,000	27/01/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £149,850 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 5.6%

10y growth 45.2%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): St Helens. Series: Semi-detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 8.1%

5y (index) 34.2%

10y (index) 78.4%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for St. Helens. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £711/mo

Realistic £790/mo

Optimistic £869/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → St. Helens.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for St Helens: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.48%

Max investor price (0.8%) £98,750

Target investor price (1%) £79,000

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	177
Shoplifting	57
Anti-social behaviour	39
Public order	29
Drugs	28
Criminal damage and arson	27
Other theft	25
Other crime	16
Vehicle crime	11
Bicycle theft	6
Possession of weapons	6
Burglary	3
Robbery	3
Theft from the person	2
Total incidents	429

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
St Helens College	Other	0.3 miles	— (No rating)
St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Outstanding — 20 Mar 2019
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 23 Jun 2016
Launchpad Centre	Other	0.7 miles	Good — 24 Mar 2017
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 7 Mar 2013

FENSA

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# 9 SHROPSHIRE GARDENS, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XX

## Property details

- Slug: `57fa2e9` (address key hash: `57fa2e9e4bf01316f4dfa67c59baf7ea6020e8a5`)
- Postcode: WA10 3XX
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 59 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Last sold: £165,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £2,797/m²
- Local average: £217,493 (54 sales)
- Street crime: 429 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £165,000
- Date: 2026-01-30
- Type: S
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 12/11/2030
- **Current heating cost:** £381/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £12,100

### Recommendations
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9578-3901-7209-5730-4204)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-30 | £165,000 | Semi-detached | +31.5% | £166,505 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-6212-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2021-05-13 | £125,500 | Semi-detached | — | £167,636 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/c6209f5f-8c19-295e-e053-6c04a8c0ddcc) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 9 SHROPSHIRE GARDENS, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XX | £165,000 | 30/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 9 SHROPSHIRE GARDENS, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XX | £125,500 | 13/05/2021 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [164381552](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/c979921)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £165,000 |
| listed | 2025-07-09 | £165,000 |
| sold | 2021-01-01 | £125,500 |
| sold | 2006-01-01 | £118,950 |
| sold | 2006-01-01 | £110,000 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £54,750 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 4 CHESHIRE GARDENS, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3SZ | £177,500 | 28/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 135 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XL | £165,000 | 24/10/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 29 SHROPSHIRE GARDENS, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XX | £182,000 | 24/10/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 22 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3SU | £140,000 | 01/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 58 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XL | £150,000 | 07/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 6 LANCASHIRE GARDENS, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XS | £140,000 | 21/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 4 HEREFORD CLOSE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XG | £165,000 | 31/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 87 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XL | £250,000 | 28/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 25 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3SU | £188,000 | 25/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 10 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3SU | £135,000 | 05/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 127 BOROUGH ROAD, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3TB | £145,000 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 BERKSHIRE GARDENS, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XP | £160,000 | 08/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 GLAMORGAN CLOSE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XT | £125,000 | 24/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 GLAMORGAN CLOSE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XT | £115,000 | 13/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 AYRSHIRE GARDENS, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3ST | £80,000 | 01/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 70 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XL | £120,000 | 31/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 149 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XL | £122,000 | 11/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 76 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XL | £145,000 | 18/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 135 THE SHIRES, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XL | £142,500 | 18/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 5 WORCESTER CLOSE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA10 3XZ | £150,000 | 27/01/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £149,850 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 5.6%
- **10y growth:** 45.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for St Helens; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 8.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 34.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 78.4%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (St. Helens). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £711/mo
- **Realistic:** £790/mo
- **Optimistic:** £869/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for St Helens (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.48% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £98,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £79,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 177 |
| Shoplifting | 57 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 39 |
| Public order | 29 |
| Drugs | 28 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 |
| Other theft | 25 |
| Other crime | 16 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Bicycle theft | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 6 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **429** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Helens College | Other | 0.3 miles | — (No rating) |
| St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Outstanding — 20 Mar 2019 |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 23 Jun 2016 |
| Launchpad Centre | Other | 0.7 miles | Good — 24 Mar 2017 |
| Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 7 Mar 2013 |