# 51 MCCORMACK AVENUE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 1RD

## Property details

- Slug: `869a8ef` (address key hash: `869a8ef78dd00d1d7583dba668523db5d8fe5f4d`)
- Postcode: WA9 1RD
- Transactions on record: 1

- 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)

## Latest sale

- Price: £143,500
- Date: 2026-03-02
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 01/06/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,011/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £18,725

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- G (£350 - £450)
- 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/7320-0963-0077-2007-0543)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-02 | £143,500 | Semi-detached | — | £145,074 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-6ed7-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 51 MCCORMACK AVENUE, ST HELENS, MERSEYSIDE, WA9 1RD | £143,500 | 02/03/2026 | 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: [172329803](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/a6d1d04)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| listed | 2026-02-18 | £145,000 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £143,500 |
| sold | 2004-01-01 | £50,500 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| 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)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 25.7%
- **10y growth:** 48.6%

## 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).*

## 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)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.85% (okay)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £151,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £121,300

*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

- **This street:** 8.2% gross yield (avg £124,167 sale, £850/mo rent)
*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,213/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 10.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 9.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £502/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 14.5%

*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:** Job (default Low)

[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 | 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.*

| 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 |