Manchester commuter townsSt Helens vs Warrington

St Helens vs Warrington: which commuter town suits you?

Warrington is 11 minutes closer to Manchester, but St Helens is £80k cheaper on the average sold price.
St Helens

#13 of 29

Warrington

#11 of 29

Train to Manchester

35 min
24 min

Average house price

£165k
£245k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

4.9x
6.0x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

68
68

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1038 Mb
1041 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.3
7.5

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

19
23

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

540 ha
492 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

226
323

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 St Helens

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

Read the St Helens report

Living in Warrington

Cheshire · 24 min to Manchester · average sold price £245k.

Read the Warrington report

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