Electoral wardE05014129
Peasley Cross & Fingerpost ward, St Helens
Peasley Cross & Fingerpost is one of 18 electoral wards of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 3,329 residents in 1,498 households — 1,346 people per km², the 18th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the St Helens South and Whiston constituency.
Residents, 20213,329council ward average 10,180
Households1,4982.22 residents per household
Density1,346/ km²about 2.47 km² · St Helens 1,344
Aged 65+15.3%St Helens: 20.5% · under 16: 21.2%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.6% · 220
5–96.9% · 231
10–157.7% · 256
16–194.4% · 146
20–246.0% · 201
25–3415.7% · 521
35–4919.3% · 643
50–6418.1% · 602
65–748.3% · 277
75–845.4% · 179
85+1.6% · 53
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van39.9% · 598
1 car or van40.9% · 613
2 cars or vans16.0% · 240
3 or more3.1% · 47
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; St Helens overall: 64.2% owned, 19.7% social rented, 15.1% private rented.
Owned outright19.6% · 293
With mortgage15.8% · 237
Shared ownership3.9% · 58
Social rented37.9% · 567
Private rented22.8% · 341
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house7.1% · 107
Semi-detached house33.5% · 503
Terraced house47.0% · 706
Purpose-built flat10.6% · 160
Converted house0.7% · 11
Other conversion0.1% · 1
Above shop / office0.7% · 10
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 5
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014129- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 13 of 18
Other wards in the same constituency
BBold & Lea Green15.9% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned11,994EEccleston26.9% aged 65+ · 85.0% owned10,401RRainhill27.8% aged 65+ · 80.9% owned11,426SSt Helens Town Centre15.5% aged 65+ · 35.2% owned7,925SSutton North West20.8% aged 65+ · 68.9% owned7,052SSutton South East18.5% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned6,597TThatto Heath18.3% aged 65+ · 55.2% owned13,247WWest Park18.0% aged 65+ · 61.2% owned11,574
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.