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About

Broad Oak is a residential neighbourhood in the borough of St. Helens, centred on Broad Oak Road, the street that gives the area its name. Housing here ranges from terraced streets to semi-detached homes, with small parades of shops and takeaways serving day-to-day needs. The layout includes pocket greens and allotment plots that back onto residential streets, and a network of local footpaths that link to nearby lanes. Local bus services connect the area with St. Helens town centre and surrounding suburbs, making local shops and services within a short ride of most homes.

Community life is organised around a primary school, a community hall and sports pitches used by amateur teams and clubs. Weekly activities and seasonal events at the hall bring neighbours together, while volunteers maintain roadside planting and the allotments. On older maps the name Broad Oak appears at the junction that remains the neighbourhood’s informal centre, a reminder of the area’s development over the last century and its role as a settled residential quarter within St. Helens.

Area overview

On average Broad Oak has very high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 108 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, in line with the North West average of 109 per 1,000. Approximately 35.6% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Broad Oak is £33,235 per year. There are 2 schools in Broad Oak: 2 primary (0 Outstanding and 2 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Broad Oak is home to around 6,428 people, with a population density of about 3,255.8 per km².

Crime rate
9/10
Crimes per 1k residents
108
Deprivation level
9/10
Income level
1/10
Social housing
35.6%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Broad Oak Population
6,428
Population density
3,255.8 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
53.83(+44%)
Criminal damage and arson
13.53(+51%)
Anti-social behaviour
12.13(-32%)
Public order
11.51(+14%)
Drugs
8.87(+127%)
North West average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
5,807
90.31%
Other White
330
5.13%
Other Asian
52
0.81%
Chinese
40
0.62%
African
39
0.61%
Total population: 6,430

Economics

Education (age 16+)

No qualifications
1,473
29.37%
Level 4+ (Degree)
870
17.35%
Level 3 (A level)
786
15.67%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
785
15.65%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
614
12.24%
Total 16+ residents: 5,015

Housing

Housing tenure

Other social rented
627
22.68%
Owns with a mortgage
612
22.13%
Owns outright
599
21.66%
Private landlord or letting agency
494
17.87%
Social rents from council
362
13.09%
Total households: 2,765

Property prices in Broad Oak

Median price£135,000
Price per sq ft£152
Sales (last 12 months)42
Typical range (middle 50%)£105K – £170K

Based on 42 recent sales, the median property price is £135,000 (about £152 per square foot) in Broad Oak area, with individual transactions ranging from £48,000 up to £240,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Broad Oak over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Detached3£220,000£222
Semi-Detached13£172,500£236
Terraced21£115,000£146
Flats5£80,000£129

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Broad Oak

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Broad Oak.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£139,000—£124,498£58,000
2017£151,998£62,000£117,500£65,000
2018£148,750£54,750£105,500£65,000
2019£182,000£58,998£119,250£65,000
2020£183,000£60,500£90,000£78,500
2021£188,500£65,000£127,500£87,000
2022£210,000£72,167£149,000£110,000
2023—£75,750£134,000£106,000
2024£231,000£72,000£167,000£122,000
2025£220,000£73,250£169,475£120,000
2026£240,000£81,500£172,500£110,000
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Broad Oak.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Broad Oak.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£170—£140£73
2017£150£90£154£79
2018£161£90£158£82
2019£165£91£152£83
2020£185£97£100£96
2021£192£100£154£107
2022£237£120£198£133
2023—£103£164£133
2024£238£132£200£137
2025£225£121£215£145
2026—£128£250£150
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Broad Oak.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Broad Oak in the last year.

All postcodes in Broad Oak

WA91SS

Mather Avenue

WA92AB

Fry Street

WA92PQ

Sky Lark Rise

WA92BJ

Pennine Close

WA92JN

Weaver Grove

WA91QZ

Seath Avenue

WA92ES

St Peters Way

WA92PR

Mount Pleasant Avenue

WA92BU

Pennine Drive

WA92EP

Broad Oak Road

WA91SJ

Chancery Lane

WA92DZ

Broad Oak Road

WA110DQ

Folds Road

WA110YY

Harty Road

WA91RE

Kerr Grove

WA92PS

Mount Pleasant Avenue

WA110YP

Tobermory Close

WA91HH

Boardmans Lane

WA92DL

Bramwell Street

WA91SQ

Chancery Lane

WA92AG

Fry Street

WA92JX

Mersey Street

WA92DG

Broad Oak Road

WA92DH

Hargreaves Street

WA92AE

Fry Street

WA92LS

Derbyshire Hill Road

WA92AD

Fry Street

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.