Bold & Clock Face
St. Helens 022 · 7 sub-areas · 11,105 residents
St. Helens 022 is a residential area within St. Helens, home to around 11,100 people and notably affordable by most measures. A typical two-bedroom home lets for around £707 a month — well under half the UK national median for a two-bed — and you can save a deposit in under three years. Rents did rise about 4.5% last year, but the starting point remains low.
Bold & Clock Face is a commuter neighbourhood within St. Helens — train into Liverpool runs in around 27 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Overview
What's it like to live in Bold & Clock Face?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £774 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Bold & Clock Face in St. Helens
Living in Bold & Clock Face
This part of St. Helens is solidly residential — the kind of area where owner-occupation is the norm, streets are quiet, and the nearest patch of green is less than 300 metres away for most residents. It doesn't have the buzz of a city-centre postcode, but that's not what people here are looking for. Over half the households own their home, and a significant share of the rest are in social housing, which shapes the character: settled, community-focused, and unpretentious.
On cost, it's one of the more affordable corners of the North West. A one-bed runs around £569 a month, a two-bed £707, and a three-bed £863. Council tax at Band D comes to roughly £2,400 a year. Rent takes up about 38.5% of typical take-home pay — that's not comfortable by any stretch, but in the context of UK rents generally it's relatively manageable, and the median house price of around £174,000 means buying is within reach for dual-income households.
The population skews slightly younger than you might expect from an owner-occupied area: around a fifth are under 18, and just over a fifth are in the 18–34 bracket. Families with children make up a meaningful slice of households, though single-person households — at 28% — are the most common household type. Degree-level qualifications are held by around 23% of residents, moderately below the national average, and the area is ethnically very homogeneous, with over 95% of residents UK-born.
For getting around, most people drive — about two-thirds commute by car. The nearest mainline rail station is roughly 1.25 km away, about a 15-minute walk. Manchester is reachable in around 40 minutes by public transport, and the nearest major employment hub is about 33 minutes away. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on how different pockets of the neighbourhood compare.
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Frequently asked
- Is St. Helens 022 a nice place to live?
- It's a quiet, settled residential area — affordable, with good green space access (most residents are within 300 metres of a park) and a strong owner-occupier community. It won't suit people looking for city-centre amenities close by, but for families and those prioritising cost and calm over buzz, it works well.
- What is the rent in St. Helens 022?
- A one-bed runs around £569 a month, a two-bed around £707, and a three-bed around £863. That's well under half the UK national two-bed median of roughly £1,200, making it one of the more affordable parts of the North West. Rents rose about 4.5% over the past year.
- Is St. Helens 022 safe?
- Crime runs at around 82 incidents per 1,000 residents annually, very close to the UK national average of roughly 80. It's not a low-crime outlier, but it's not notably high either. The area's deprivation profile suggests some pockets of acquisitive crime, so it's worth looking at street-level data for the specific road you're considering.
- What's the commute from St. Helens 022 to Manchester?
- By public transport it's around 40 minutes to Manchester. The nearest mainline rail station is about 1.25 km away — roughly a 15-minute walk. That said, most residents drive; public transport use here is low, at under 6% of commuters.
- Who lives in St. Helens 022?
- Mostly owner-occupiers — around 58% own their home — alongside a significant social housing population of nearly 25%. It's a family-friendly area, with over a fifth of residents under 18. Single-person households are the most common household type at 28%, and the community is predominantly UK-born.
- What schools are near St. Helens 022?
- There are 51 schools within 2 km of most residents, so choice isn't the issue. Quality is more mixed: around 38.5% of those nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding, well below the national norm. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is about 3.7 km away. Checking individual catchment areas before choosing a street is strongly advisable.
- How does buying compare to renting in St. Helens 022?
- The median house price is around £174,000, and on typical local earnings you'd save a deposit in under three years — one of the shorter timescales in England. For buyers with a stable income, purchasing makes more financial sense here than in most UK areas.