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Broad Oak

Middle area

Central St. Helens. 6,562 people in 2.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Broad Oak’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£128,750
228th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,429
3,400th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Broad Oak compares

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Median sale price24 middle areas, St. Helens · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in St. Helens24 areas from £128,750 to £265,750. The middle area is £190,000. Broad Oak is £128,750.
£128,750lowest
Population24 middle areas, St. Helens · 2021
Population: every middle area in St. Helens24 areas from 5,443 to 11,883. The middle area is 7,117. Broad Oak is 6,429.
6,4298th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage24 middle areas, St. Helens · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in St. Helens24 areas from 86.8% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.1%. Broad Oak is 99.8%.
99.8%joint highest
Claimant rate24 middle areas, St. Helens · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in St. Helens24 areas from 1.1% to 8.4%. The middle area is 3.2%. Broad Oak is 5.6%.
5.6%4th highest

Figures for the whole of St. Helens

These figures are published for the whole of St. Helens, not for each middle area, so they describe all of St. Helens and not Broad Oak alone. See St. Helens

Average house price
£185,154
Up 7.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,306
136th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.0×
43rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
29.0
46th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Broad Oak in brief

The median price paid for a home in Broad Oak was £128,750 in 2025.

Broad Oak had 6,429 usual residents at the census.

In Broad Oak, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Broad Oak, 5.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.