42, Lester Drive
42, Lester Drive
Description & Estimates
42, Lester Drive, St. Helens appears in the public record as a freehold house sitting on a 353 m2 plot.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be a mid-century house with 939 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of 42, Lester Drive, St. Helens is £296,487 and its rental estimate is £1,516 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Lester Drive, Eccleston, St. Helens, WA10 falls within the WA10 postal district, in the borough of St. Helens.
Our Data Sources
42, Lester Drive, St. Helens has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in September 2017 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this sold price information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 42, Lester Drive, St. Helens, we estimate a market value of £311,312 and a rental value of £1,592 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £275,733 and £1,410 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 42, Lester Drive, St. Helens has seen its estimated sale value rise by £9,682 (3.3%) and its estimated rental value move up by £47 per month (3.1%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 6.1%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 42, Lester Drive, St. Helens as measuring 353 m2.
That makes it the 10th largest plot in the postcode, where all 29 other houses have recorded plot data.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 42, Lester Drive, St. Helens completed on 18th September 2017 at £170,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 11.5% over the period since September 2017.
- Sold Sep 2017£170,000
- Sold Sep 1999£70,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 42, Lester Drive, St. Helens have sold within a radius of 680 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 12th December 2025, was 9, Osborne Road, St. Helens, WA10 5JS, a leasehold house which sold for £258,500.
Read more about house prices in WA10.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 38 addresses on Lester Drive, Eccleston, St. Helens, WA10, 42, Lester Drive, St. Helens comes out as the 29th largest and the 23rd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £103k more expensive than the average property across the WA10 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 500mSt Julie's Catholic Primary School
- 600mBleak Hill Primary School
- 1.0kmEccleston Mere Primary School
- 700mDe La Salle School
- 1.9kmCowley International College
- 3.9kmThe Prescot School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 42, Lester Drive, St. Helens, the nearest station is Thatto Heath, 2.8 kilometres away.
- 2.8kmThatto Heath
- 3.2kmSt Helens Central
- 3.2kmEccleston Park
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
