Moss Bank
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Moss Bank at a glance
- House prices
- £179,995
- Lower prices13th percentile
- Schools
- 16th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 54th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 77 per 1,000 residents
- Middle40th percentile
- Flood risk
- 4.6% of the area in flood zones
- Middle48th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Moss Bank a good place to live?
Moss Bank may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in St. Helens below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Moss Bank
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 77 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 40th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Moss Bank
House prices
- Median sale price
- £179,995
- Percentile
- 13th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 71 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Moss Bank
Schools
16th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Moss Bank
Flood risk
4.6% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 3.7% of the area. That is the 48th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Moss Bank
Transport
54th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Moss Bank a good place to live?
Moss Bank may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and crime is around the national middle range. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Moss Bank safe?
Moss Bank ranks in the 40th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Moss Bank?
The median sale price was £179,995 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 13th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Moss Bank?
Schools rank in the 16th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Moss Bank?
Nearby public profiles include Haydock in St. Helens and Newton-le-Willows West in St. Helens.
