Parr's Estates by Name
Most of Parr's housing came in three phases of social housing in the 1950s and 1960s, added to 1930s homes and terraces from the 1890s onwards. Locals still use the estate names.
- Waring Avenue Estate, built in the 1950s and 1960s.
- Pennine Drive Estate, from the 1950s.
- Concourse Way, the 1960s estate nicknamed Cement City.
- Derbyshire Hill, with newer private housing off Newton Road.
- Newer homes on Ashtons Green Drive and Fleet Lane.
Terraces on Derbyshire Hill Road, Berrys Lane and Newton Road sit alongside semis on streets such as Evelyn Avenue and Weymouth Avenue, with The Duckeries and Gaskell Park as the green spaces in between.
A Ward Where Most Homes Are Rented
The 2021 Census counted 5,462 households in Parr ward. 48% are terraced, 34% semi-detached and 11% flats. Only 39% of homes are owner occupied; another 39% are social rented and 22% privately rented, which puts Parr joint highest in the borough for social renting.
So many moves in Parr are tied to a tenancy: a housing association transfer or mutual exchange, leaving a private let on a fixed date, or clearing a property before the handover inspection. For a smaller load, a man and van hire is often the cheapest way to do it.
New Torus Homes and Sussex Grove
Torus, the housing association, started work in November 2023 on 40 homes at Somerset Street in Parr: 28 two-bed and 10 three-bed houses and two bungalows, for affordable rent and rent to buy. In February 2026 the council accepted £651,927 of brownfield land funding to prepare the Sussex Grove site in Parr for new homes, with no builder or home count named yet.
Parr Stocks Road and Newton Road
The A572 Parr Stocks Road is the direct route into St Helens town centre, and the A572 Newton Road heads the other way towards Newton-le-Willows. The B5204 leaves Parr for Burtonwood and Warrington, and a few streets on the eastern edge fall in Warrington borough. For a move further afield, the M6 is a short run through Haydock to junction 23.