# 234 GARTONS LANE, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RA

## Property details

- Slug: `5b10e61` (address key hash: `5b10e615538dd6569ffa9bfddf1837d4a10b955b`)
- Postcode: WA9 4RA
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 72 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £100,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £1,389/m²
- Local average: £115,758 (84 sales)
- Street crime: 102 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £100,000
- Date: 2026-03-06
- Type: T
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 22/11/2031
- **Current heating cost:** £503/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,755

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- E (£30)
- 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/1390-8972-0022-7023-0993)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-06 | £100,000 | Terraced | 0% | £101,005 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-37c9-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2022-12-13 | £100,000 | Terraced | — | £109,940 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/f5e8b081-88b1-3a13-e053-6c04a8c060b7) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 234 GARTONS LANE, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RA | £100,000 | 06/03/2026 | Terraced |
| 234 GARTONS LANE, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RA | £100,000 | 13/12/2022 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [168266684](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/9b3761d)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £100,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-16 | £100,000 |
| sold | 2022-01-01 | £100,000 |
| sold | 2006-01-01 | £74,950 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 LEVER STREET, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RJ | £125,000 | 16/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 34 BENTLEY STREET, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RP | £122,000 | 28/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 15 JERSEY STREET, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RQ | £102,500 | 27/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 240 GARTONS LANE, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RA | £109,350 | 09/05/2025 | Terraced |
| 21 BODDEN STREET, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RL | £116,000 | 31/10/2023 | Terraced |
| 6 PENDLEBURY STREET, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RG | £107,000 | 29/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 238 GARTONS LANE, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RA | £82,000 | 25/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 158 GARTONS LANE, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4QZ | £88,000 | 21/08/2023 | Terraced |
| 13 AGNES STREET, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RH | £72,500 | 06/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 19 BENTLEY STREET, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RP | £80,000 | 23/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 126 GARTONS LANE, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4QZ | £81,000 | 22/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 240 GARTONS LANE, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RA | £95,000 | 09/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 238 GARTONS LANE, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RA | £65,000 | 31/05/2023 | Terraced |
| 54 BENTLEY STREET, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RP | £90,000 | 24/03/2023 | Terraced |
| 38 BENTLEY STREET, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RP | £70,000 | 05/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 3 BENTLEY STREET, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RP | £89,900 | 15/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 38 BENTLEY STREET, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RP | £65,000 | 09/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 3 BENTLEY STREET, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RP | £65,100 | 12/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 32 BENTLEY STREET, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4RP | £85,000 | 27/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 9 BRACKEN COURT, CLOCK FACE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 4GF | £92,000 | 29/03/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £90,118 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 28%
- **10y growth:** 58.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for St Helens; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 7.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 33.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 78.1%

## 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).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Yewtree Avenue, WA9 | £795/mo | 2 | 0.94 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Yewtree Avenue, WA9 | £800/mo | 2 | 0.98 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £798/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.8% (okay)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £99,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £79,800

*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 OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £798/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 9.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 10.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £299/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 12.4%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## 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 | 40 |
| Public order | 11 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Drugs | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **102** |

*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 Theresa's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Good — 24 Jan 2022 |
| Ash Meadow School | Other | 0.2 miles | Good — 20 Sep 2023 |
| Willow Tree Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Requires improvement — 21 Sep 2022 |
| Sutton Manor Community Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 29 Jan 2023 |
| Sherdley Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 26 Sep 2017 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #16111030
- **Address:** 234 Gartons Lane, Clock Face, WA9 4RA
- **Certificate Issued:** 07/01/2024
- **Work Completed:** 22/12/2023
- **Items:** 1 window(s)