# L35 4LQ: area report for a postcode in St. Helens

L35 4LQ is a postcode in St. Helens.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of St. Helens. Open the map at L35 4LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) › [L35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35) › [L35 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35-4)

## Around this postcode

- **29 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 21% on July. St. Helens 021C: 126 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7701,53.4184,L354LQ
- **Rainhill, 280 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7701,53.4184,L354LQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7701,53.4184,L354LQ
- **No property in L35 4LQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7701,53.4184,L354LQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, St. Helens 021C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7701,53.4184,L354LQ
- **£185,154 average price**: For the whole of St. Helens, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7701,53.4184,L354LQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7701,53.4184,L354LQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7701,53.4184,L354LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at L35 4LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7701,53.4184,L354LQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at L35 4LQ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7701,53.4184,L354LQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.7701,53.4184,L354LQ
- **13.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7701,53.4184,L354LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Ann's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anns-church-of-england-primary-school-e142154) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Longton Lane Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/longton-lane-community-primary-school-e104777) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saint-edmund-arrowsmith-catholic-academy-e148534) | Secondary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 32.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Rainhill Community Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rainhill-community-nursery-e131447) | Nursery | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Oakdene Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakdene-primary-academy-e151020) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [Rainhill High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rainhill-high-school-e144326) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 50.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Luke's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lukes-catholic-primary-school-e104460) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tower College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tower-college-e104837) | Independent | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £67,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| March 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2026 | £192,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| February 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2024 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2026 | £232,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Rainhill (280 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LONGTON MEDICAL CENTRE (100 m); RAINHILL VILLAGE SURGERY (510 m)
- Pharmacies: RAINHILL PHARMACY (100 m); LONGSTERS PHARMACY (360 m)
- Dental practices: BARKER AND SCOTT DENTAL SURGERY (100 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Warrington Road Express Petrol (350 m, Asda); Morrisons Daily Rainhill Warrington Road (360 m, Morrisons); Co-op Rainhill - Warrington Road (410 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £185,154** (July 2026). St. Helens’s average house price was £185,154 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 7.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,306** (2025). Full-time workers living in St. Helens earned a median of £37,306 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 136th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.0×** (2025). A home in St. Helens costs 5.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 43rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 29.0** (2025). St. Helens has a deprivation score of 29.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 46th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## St. Helens 021C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.1** (2025). St. Helens 021C has a deprivation score of 22.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,030th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £182,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in St. Helens 021C was £182,500 in 2025. Joint 4,964th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,325** (2021). St. Helens 021C had 1,325 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,363rd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.0%** (January 2026). In St. Helens 021C, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## L35 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £220,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in L35 was £220,000 in 2025. Joint 517th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,704** (2021). L35 had 30,704 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 884th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 61%** (2022). About 61% of people in L35 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.7%** (January 2026). In L35, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens)
- Centre: 53.4184, -2.7701

Council: [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [St Helens South and Whiston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-helens-south-and-whiston): Ms Marie Rimmer (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.7701,53.4184,L354LQ

## How to cite

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