Map of St Helens, United Kingdom

St Helens is a city in England, United Kingdom, with a population of about 183,200. It lies at 53.4500°N, 2.7333°W. St Helens is about 279 km (173 mi) northwest of London, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Prescot, 5 km to the southwest.

St Helens at a glance

Where is St Helens?

• The 43rd largest city in United Kingdom by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 29 min on the shortest day to 17 h 02 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near St Helens

• Prescot — 5 km southwest
• Huyton — 8 km southwest
• Great Sankey — 9 km southeast
• Widnes — 10 km south
• Kirkby — 11 km west
• Skelmersdale — 11 km north
• Warrington — 12 km southeast
• Wigan — 12 km northeast
• Leigh — 15 km east
• Liverpool — 17 km west

Largest cities in England

• London — 8,961,989
• Birmingham — 1,157,603
• Manchester — 568,996
• Sheffield — 556,500
• Leeds — 536,280
• Liverpool — 496,770
• Bristol — 479,024
• Leicester — 368,600
• Bradford — 366,187
• Coventry — 345,324

Largest cities in United Kingdom

• London — 8,961,989
• Birmingham — 1,157,603
• Glasgow — 626,410
• Manchester — 568,996
• Sheffield — 556,500
• Leeds — 536,280
• Edinburgh — 514,990
• Liverpool — 496,770
• Bristol — 479,024
• Cardiff — 372,089

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.