# WA11 8HQ: area report for a postcode in St. Helens

WA11 8HQ 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 WA11 8HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) › [WA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa11) › [WA11 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa11-8)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 67% on July. St. Helens 001B: 46 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7873,53.5018,WA118HQ
- **Rainford, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7873,53.5018,WA118HQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7873,53.5018,WA118HQ
- **No property in WA11 8HQ 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=-2.7873,53.5018,WA118HQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, St. Helens 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7873,53.5018,WA118HQ
- **£185,154 average price**: For the whole of St. Helens, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7873,53.5018,WA118HQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7873,53.5018,WA118HQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7873,53.5018,WA118HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA11 8HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7873,53.5018,WA118HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WA11 8HQ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7873,53.5018,WA118HQ
- **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=-2.7873,53.5018,WA118HQ
- **11.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7873,53.5018,WA118HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rainford CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rainford-cofe-primary-school-e148365) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/corpus-christi-catholic-primary-school-e104814) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rainford-brook-lodge-community-primary-school-e149929) | Primary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [A.R.T.S. Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/a-r-t-s-education-e148840) | Special | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Rainford High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rainford-high-school-e144327) | Secondary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 50.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2026 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| October 2025 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2024 | £395,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2023 | £240,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| April 2026 | £315,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| November 2025 | £227,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: KENNETH MACRAE MED CENTRE (310 m); RAINFORD HEALTH CENTRE (380 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (80 m); WELL (300 m)
- Dental practices: RAINFORD ORTHODONTIC PRACTICE (80 m); RAINFORD DENTAL SURGERY LTD (630 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Rainford (60 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 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.0** (2025). St. Helens 001B has a deprivation score of 11.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,919th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in St. Helens 001B was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 15,254th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,379** (2021). St. Helens 001B had 1,379 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,309th 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: 88.7%** (January 2026). In St. Helens 001B, 88.7% 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.

## WA11 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WA11 was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 278th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 39,991** (2021). WA11 had 39,991 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 457th 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: 80%** (2022). About 80% of people in WA11 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: 96.2%** (January 2026). In WA11, 96.2% 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: 53.5018, -2.7873

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

## Your MP

- [St Helens North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-helens-north): David Baines (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=-2.7873,53.5018,WA118HQ

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