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
Country
Region
England
Population
183,200GeoNames
Coordinates
53.4500, -2.733353°27′00″N 2°44′00″W
Time zone
Europe/LondonUTC+00:00 / UTC+01:00 (daylight saving time)
Local time
–
Distance to London
279 km (173 mi)
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
Map of United Kingdom and all its cities →
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.