# WA12 8QW: area report for a postcode in St. Helens

WA12 8QW 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 WA12 8QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) › [WA12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa12) › [WA12 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa12-8)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. St. Helens 015E: 111 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6336,53.4461,WA128QW
- **Earlestown, 620 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6336,53.4461,WA128QW
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6336,53.4461,WA128QW
- **No property in WA12 8QW 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=-2.6336,53.4461,WA128QW
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, St. Helens 015E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6336,53.4461,WA128QW
- **£185,154 average price**: For the whole of St. Helens, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6336,53.4461,WA128QW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6336,53.4461,WA128QW
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6336,53.4461,WA128QW
- **43.8% can get gigabit broadband at WA12 8QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6336,53.4461,WA128QW
- **Low road and rail noise at WA12 8QW**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6336,53.4461,WA128QW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.6336,53.4461,WA128QW
- **11.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6336,53.4461,WA128QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wargrave CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wargrave-cofe-primary-school-e104787) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wargrave House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wargrave-house-school-e134888) | Special | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-junior-academy-e150302) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The District CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-district-cofe-primary-school-e149654) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2021, before the school changed | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newton-le-Willows Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newton-le-willows-primary-school-e104775) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-infant-academy-e150505) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [St Peter's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-cofe-primary-school-e104801) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Willow Bank School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-bank-school-e104843) | Special | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| September 2023 | £124,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £254,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| February 2026 | £172,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2025 | £139,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2024 | £160,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| October 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Earlestown (620 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BRADLEIGH ROAD PHARMACY (110 m); BOOTS (820 m); LEGH STREET PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: NEWTON DENTAL PRACTICE (710 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Wargrave Newton le Willows (630 m, Aldi); Morrisons Daily Newton Le Willows (700 m, Morrisons); Heron Earlestown (830 m, Heron); Tesco Newton (860 m, Tesco)

## 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 015E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.8** (2025). St. Helens 015E has a deprivation score of 29.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,351st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in St. Helens 015E was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 6,525th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,536** (2021). St. Helens 015E had 1,536 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,561st most 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: 97.4%** (January 2026). In St. Helens 015E, 97.4% 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.

## WA12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WA12 was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 447th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,365** (2021). WA12 had 25,365 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,151st 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in WA12 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: 96.8%** (January 2026). In WA12, 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens)
- Centre: 53.4461, -2.6336

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=-2.6336,53.4461,WA128QW

## How to cite

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