Mere Road, St Helens, Merseyside

Mere Road is classified by the ONS as White Suburban Communities. Mere Road has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Mere Road is located in the Newton ward of the St. Helens district in Merseyside.
Coordinates 53.457945, -2.609105
Grid Ref SJ596958
Constituency St Helens North
Postcodes WA12 0BH, WA12 0BJ

House Prices

The average house price in Mere Road is 83.54% higher than the rest of St Helens. The last sale we have on record is THE STABLES Mere Road, that sold for £650,000. The average house price in St Helens is £125,923 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Mere Road

Date No. Type Price
29/01/2021 THE STABLES Detached £650,000
28/02/2020 MERE HAVEN, 5 Detached £880,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Mere Road, Merseyside

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Merseyside Police in Mere Road during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Mere Road and compared that to the average for the Newton ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Mere Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Newton ward

Social economic statistics for Mere Road

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Mere Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Mere Road is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Mere Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Mere Road are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Mere Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Mere Road are in the top 30% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Mere Road are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Mere Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Mere Road are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Mere Road

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Mere Road.

Unemployment in Mere Road

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
1.07% of Mere Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Mere Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Mere Road. The proportion of retirees on Mere Road is 0.6% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
19.2% of Mere Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Mere Road

The proportion of home owners on Mere Road is 30.57% higher than the national average of 62%. 6.29% of properties in Mere Road are private rented and 1.14% are social rented.
92.57% of residents of Mere Road own their home

Country of Birth of Mere Road residents

The proportion if Mere Road residents born in the UK is 11.57% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.78% of Mere Road residents were born outside the UK.
94.22% of Mere Road residents were born in the UK

Mere Road Summary

With house prices in Mere Road more than the average for Merseyside and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Mere Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Mere Road maybe difficult.

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