# WA10 1LW: area report for a postcode in St. Helens

WA10 1LW 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 WA10 1LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) › [WA10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa10) › [WA10 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa10-1)

## Around this postcode

- **61 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 22% on July. St. Helens 014B: 74 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7317,53.4569,WA101LW
- **St Helens Central, 430 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7317,53.4569,WA101LW
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 40 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7317,53.4569,WA101LW
- **No property in WA10 1LW 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=-2.7317,53.4569,WA101LW
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, St. Helens 014B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7317,53.4569,WA101LW
- **£185,154 average price**: For the whole of St. Helens, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7317,53.4569,WA101LW
- **9 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7317,53.4569,WA101LW
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7317,53.4569,WA101LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA10 1LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7317,53.4569,WA101LW
- **Low road and rail noise at WA10 1LW**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7317,53.4569,WA101LW
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.7317,53.4569,WA101LW
- **15.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7317,53.4569,WA101LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parish-church-of-england-primary-school-st-helens-e145458) | Primary | 40 m (1 minute on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Cross Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-cross-catholic-primary-school-e104804) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [This Is My Education - TIME](https://openindex.co.uk/school/this-is-my-education-time-e148758) | Special | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Launchpad Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/launchpad-centre-e132033) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | – |
| [St Helens College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helens-college-e130488) | Sixth form and further education | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-and-st-thomas-cofe-primary-school-e142161) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Merton Bank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merton-bank-primary-school-e104784) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | 28% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rivington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rivington-primary-school-e104761) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2023 | £92,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2023 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| June 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| September 2024 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2025 | £94,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| April 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| September 2023 | £76,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: St Helens Central (430 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HALL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE (480 m); MILL STREET MEDICAL CTR. (550 m); ATLAS MEDICAL PRACTICE (580 m); ORMSKIRK HOUSE SURGERY (720 m); PARKFIELD SURGERY (720 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (550 m); ATLAS PHARMACY (580 m); BOOTS (610 m); FARLEYS CHEMIST (720 m); WELL (720 m)
- Dental practices: ST. HELENS DENTAL CLINIC (340 m); DENTAL SURGERY (450 m); ST HELENS DENTAL SEDATION CLINIC (480 m); MR P MARTIN (540 m); LOWE HOUSE HEALTH CARE RESOURCE (720 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland St Helens 3 (600 m, Iceland); Heron St Helens New (640 m, Heron); Lidl Central St Helens St Helens (720 m, Lidl); Morrisons Daily St Helens Higher Parr (730 m, Morrisons); Aldi Peasley Cross St Helens (860 m, Aldi)

## 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 014B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 44.9** (2025). St. Helens 014B has a deprivation score of 44.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,367th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £96,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in St. Helens 014B was £96,000 in 2025. Joint 342nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,425** (2021). St. Helens 014B had 1,425 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,354th 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: 96.8%** (January 2026). In St. Helens 014B, 96.8% 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.

## WA10 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £180,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WA10 was £180,000 in 2025. Joint 239th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 40,348** (2021). WA10 had 40,348 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 446th 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: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in WA10 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: 97.0%** (January 2026). In WA10, 97.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens)
- Centre: 53.4569, -2.7317

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=-2.7317,53.4569,WA101LW

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