Electoral wardE05014136
West Park ward, St Helens
West Park is one of 18 electoral wards of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 11,574 residents in 5,468 households — 4,758 people per km², the 6th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the St Helens South and Whiston constituency.
Residents, 202111,574council ward average 10,180
Households5,4682.12 residents per household
Density4,758/ km²about 2.43 km² · St Helens 1,344
Aged 65+18.0%St Helens: 20.5% · under 16: 16.6%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.0% · 575
5–95.4% · 626
10–156.2% · 717
16–193.7% · 430
20–246.0% · 700
25–3414.2% · 1,638
35–4919.1% · 2,211
50–6422.5% · 2,599
65–749.9% · 1,148
75–845.9% · 688
85+2.1% · 242
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van25.9% · 1,415
1 car or van46.7% · 2,554
2 cars or vans22.3% · 1,219
3 or more5.2% · 283
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; St Helens overall: 64.2% owned, 19.7% social rented, 15.1% private rented.
Owned outright32.5% · 1,779
With mortgage28.7% · 1,570
Shared ownership1.2% · 66
Social rented13.8% · 754
Private rented23.7% · 1,298
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house8.4% · 458
Semi-detached house38.2% · 2,088
Terraced house44.5% · 2,435
Purpose-built flat6.6% · 363
Converted house1.2% · 64
Other conversion0.3% · 15
Above shop / office0.9% · 48
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014136- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 1 of 18
Other wards in the same constituency
BBold & Lea Green15.9% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned11,994EEccleston26.9% aged 65+ · 85.0% owned10,401PPeasley Cross & Fingerpost15.3% aged 65+ · 35.4% owned3,329RRainhill27.8% 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% owned13,247
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.