Manchester commuter townsNewton-le-Willows vs St Helens

Newton-le-Willows vs St Helens: which commuter town suits you?

Newton-le-Willows is 17 minutes closer to Manchester, but St Helens is £30k cheaper on the average sold price.
Newton-le-Willows

#7 of 29

St Helens

#13 of 29

Train to Manchester

18 min
35 min

Average house price

£195k
£165k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

5.8x
4.9x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

45
68

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1038 Mb
1038 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.3
7.3

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

13
19

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

418 ha
540 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

163
226

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Newton-le-Willows

Merseyside · 18 min to Manchester · average sold price £195k.

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Living in St Helens

Merseyside · 35 min to Manchester · average sold price £165k.

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