Semi-Detached

51 MCCORMACK AVENUE

ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 1RD

£143,500

Location

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Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop CHANCERY LN/HEN & CHICKEN PH 0.1 miles
Shop Jane's His and Hers 0.2 miles
Train station St Helens Central 1.0 miles
Hospital St Helens Hospital 1.1 miles
University University of Chester - Warrington Campus 7.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

2

Bathrooms

1

Floor area

65 m²

EPC rating

D

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£143,500 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£2,208/m²

Local average

£198,545 (79 sales)

Street crime

265 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 02/06/2025

Expiry date: 01/06/2035

Current heating cost: £1,011/year

Potential heating cost: £621/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £18,725

Recommendations

  • Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£100 - £350)
  • Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
  • Floor insulation (solid floor) (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)
  • 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 02/03/2026 £143,500 Semi-detached — £145,074 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
listed 18/02/2026 £145,000
sold 01/01/2026 £143,500
sold 01/01/2004 £50,500

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Sold comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
120 CHANCERY LANE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 1SJ £155,500 18/12/2025 Semi-detached
5 ARCHER GROVE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 2DW £157,000 26/11/2024 Semi-detached
28 REDGATE DRIVE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 1RQ £117,500 26/10/2023 Semi-detached
156 BOARDMANS LANE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 1QX £90,000 23/06/2023 Semi-detached
9 DEERFIELD CLOSE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 1HJ £160,000 14/09/2022 Semi-detached
20 OBRIEN GROVE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 1RB £118,000 28/07/2022 Semi-detached
6 CASTLE AVENUE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 1SN £145,000 11/07/2022 Semi-detached
31 HARGREAVES STREET, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 2DH £85,000 24/06/2022 Semi-detached
23 EVELYN AVENUE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 1SR £115,000 31/05/2022 Semi-detached
51 EVELYN AVENUE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 1SL £118,000 04/03/2022 Semi-detached
34 BRAMWELL STREET, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 2DL £140,000 30/11/2021 Semi-detached
75 TICKLE AVENUE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 1RS £115,000 08/10/2021 Semi-detached
30 REDGATE DRIVE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 1RQ £112,500 21/09/2021 Semi-detached
74 MCCORMACK AVENUE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 1RD £111,000 28/07/2021 Semi-detached

Area average: £124,250 (14 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 24.3%
10y growth 52.3%

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

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 Terraced House, Bramwell Street, WA9 £1,700/mo 2 0.14 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Parr Stocks Road, WA9 £725/mo 2 0.25 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,213/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

This street 8.2% gross yield avg £124,167 sale, £850/mo rent
Rent ratio 0.85%
Max investor price (0.8%) £151,625
Target investor price (1%) £121,300
Gross yield 10.1%
Cost-to-rent ratio 9.9×
Monthly cashflow £502/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 14.5%
  • This street — Gross yield for this street only (Land Registry sales + rental comparables, same postcode + street).
  • 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).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus 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

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 113
Shoplifting 40
Public order 26
Criminal damage and arson 20
Anti-social behaviour 12
Drugs 12
Other theft 11
Other crime 8
Robbery 8
Burglary 5
Possession of weapons 4
Bicycle theft 3
Vehicle crime 3
Total incidents 265

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
Mill Green School Other 0.3 miles Outstanding — 18 Nov 2014
Lansbury Bridge School Other 0.4 miles Good — 22 Jan 2016
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy Secondary 0.4 miles — (Inspected (no overall grade))
Merton Bank Primary School Primary 0.5 miles Requires improvement — 18 Jun 2024
Allanson Street Primary School Primary 0.5 miles Good — 29 Apr 2019

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