Stoops, The
Suburb · 175 residents
59Good
Good · better than 5 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Environment scores 73, well above the typical 60
- Affordability scores 72, well above the typical 60
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- Radon: part of the area is in an affected zone, and a home test is cheap
- Road noise reaches 93% of the area
- Food & drink scores 34, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Stoops, The
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Is Stoops, The a good place to live?
Stoops, The scores 59/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for environment (73) and affordability (72).
It scores lowest on food & drink (34) and health (37).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Stoops, The in North West, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Stoops, The
Semi-detached brick terraces and pebble-dashed 1930s homes line the streets here, the kind of quiet, settled housing you'd expect where the median age nudges 49 — a good decade older than the national average. This isn't a place full of first-time buyers or young professionals chasing a scene; it's longer-term residents, modest gardens, cars parked on the drive rather than the street.
The property market tells its own story: sales here run heavily semi-detached and freehold, with prices well below both the regional and national medians — a typical semi trades around £190,000 against a national figure closer to £273,000. That gap, paired with an affordability grade well above the norm, means a For Sale board on this street reads as a genuine bargain compared with St Helens as a whole, even though prices sit only marginally above the borough's own median. Schools are serviceable rather than standout — Sutton Manor Community Primary and Rainhill High School both rated Good — but the schools grade lands at C+, a touch out of step with the generally solid B-range picture elsewhere, so this isn't a place chosen for its Ofsted ratings. Transport is thin on the ground, with a handful of stops locally rather than a rail-led commute.
Green space runs a little below the regional average per head, and the area doesn't lean on nightlife or a restaurant scene — the nightlife grade is the weakest in the set, a C against a run of B+ grades everywhere else. This is a place for pottering rather than going out: dog walks, local shops, gardens tended. Health and environment both score respectably, and full-fibre coverage is strong, over 90%, so working from home here is a realistic, comfortable option even without the buzz of a high street.