The rise contributes to the longer-term trend, which has seen property prices in the area grow by 3% over the last year.
The average St Helens house price in June was £184,819, Land Registry figures show – a 1.4% increase on May.
Over the month, the picture was different to that across the North West, where prices increased 0.3%, and St Helens was above the 0.5% rise for the UK as a whole.
Over the last year, the average sale price of property in St Helens rose by £5,300 – putting the area 22nd among the North West’s 35 local authorities with price data for annual growth.
The highest annual growth in the region was in Cheshire East, where property prices increased on average by 10.2%, to £301,000. At the other end of the scale, properties in Pendle lost 2.9% of their value, giving an average price of £128,000.
First steps on the property ladder First-time buyers in St Helens spent an average of £166,100 on their property – £5,100 more than a year ago, and £49,900 more than in June 2019.
By comparison, former owner-occupiers paid £206,700 on average in June – 24.4% more than first-time buyers.
Property types Owners of terraced houses saw the biggest rise in property prices in St Helens in June – they increased 1.6%, to £143,890 on average. Over the last year, prices rose by 2.6%.
Among other types of property: Detached: up 1.4% monthly; up 3.7% annually; £303,174 average Semi-detached: up 1.3% monthly; up 3.4% annually; £192,209 average Flats: up 1% monthly; remained level over the year; £104,679 average How do property prices in St Helens compare?
Buyers paid 16.2% less than the average price in the North West (£220,000) in June for a property in St Helens. Across the North West, property prices are low compared to those across the UK, where the average cost is £288,000.
The most expensive properties in the North West were in Trafford – £375,000 on average, and twice the price as in St Helens. Trafford properties cost 3.3 times the price as homes in Burnley (£112,000 average), at the other end of the scale.
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Factfile Average property price in June St Helens: £184,819 The North West: £220,441 UK: £287,924 Annual growth to June St Helens: +3% The North West: +3.7% UK: +2.7% Highest and lowest annual growth in the North West Cheshire East: +10.2% Pendle: -2.9%
