Lewis Street, St Helens, Merseyside

Lewis Street is classified by the ONS as Constrained Young Families. Lewis Street is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Lewis Street is located in the Town Centre ward of the St. Helens district in Merseyside.
Coordinates 53.453819, -2.748252
Grid Ref SJ504954
Suburb Newtown
Constituency St Helens South and Whiston
Postcodes WA10 2ER, WA10 2EY, WA10 2LF, WA10 4PN

House Prices

The average house price in Lewis Street is 101.48% lower than the rest of St Helens. The last sale we have on record is 7 Lewis Street, that sold for £62,500. The average house price in St Helens is £125,923 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Lewis Street

Date No. Type Price
28/02/2020 7 Terrace £62,500

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

Crime in Lewis Street, Merseyside

There were 2 street crime incidents in Lewis Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by Merseyside Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Lewis Street
# Category Outcome
1 Violent Crime Unable to prosecute suspect
2 Other Crime Under investigation

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 Lewis Street and compared that to the average for the Town Centre ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Lewis Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Town Centre ward

Social economic statistics for Lewis Street

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 Lewis Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Lewis Street 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 Lewis Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Lewis Street are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Lewis Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Lewis Street are in the top 10% of the most 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 Lewis Street are in the top 10% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

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 Lewis Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Lewis Street are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Lewis Street

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

Unemployment in Lewis Street

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.
2.5% of Lewis Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Lewis Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Lewis Street. The proportion of retirees on Lewis Street is 0.15% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
18.75% of Lewis Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Lewis Street

The proportion of home owners on Lewis Street is 46.55% lower than the national average of 62%. 10% of properties in Lewis Street are private rented and 74.55% are social rented.
15.45% of residents of Lewis Street own their home

Country of Birth of Lewis Street residents

The proportion if Lewis Street residents born in the UK is 13.44% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 3.91% of Lewis Street residents were born outside the UK.
96.09% of Lewis Street residents were born in the UK

Lewis Street Summary

With house prices in Lewis Street less than the average for Merseyside and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Lewis Street is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Lewis Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Lewis Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Lewis Street has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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