# WA12 9HQ: area report for a postcode in St. Helens

WA12 9HQ 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 9HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) › [WA12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa12) › [WA12 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa12-9)

## Around this postcode

- **25 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 14% on July. St. Helens 010D: 83 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6545,53.4561,WA129HQ
- **Earlestown, 1.2 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6545,53.4561,WA129HQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6545,53.4561,WA129HQ
- **No property in WA12 9HQ 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=-2.6545,53.4561,WA129HQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, St. Helens 010D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6545,53.4561,WA129HQ
- **£185,154 average price**: For the whole of St. Helens, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6545,53.4561,WA129HQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6545,53.4561,WA129HQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 940 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6545,53.4561,WA129HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA12 9HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6545,53.4561,WA129HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WA12 9HQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6545,53.4561,WA129HQ
- **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=-2.6545,53.4561,WA129HQ
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6545,53.4561,WA129HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lyme Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lyme-community-primary-school-e104776) | Primary | 70 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Willow Bank School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-bank-school-e104843) | Special | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [The District CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-district-cofe-primary-school-e149654) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2021, before the school changed | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-junior-academy-e150302) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2022, before the school changed | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grange Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grange-valley-primary-school-e104774) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St James' Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-church-of-england-primary-school-e146429) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 65% 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 | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haydock-english-martyrs-primary-school-e104818) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £112,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| June 2025 | £66,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| June 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2024 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| September 2024 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: VISTA ROAD SURGERY (630 m); PATTERDALE LODGE MED CTRE (770 m)
- Pharmacies: EARLESTOWN PHARMACY AND HEALTH CLINIC (640 m); LEGH STREET PHARMACY (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Newton (940 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 010D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.8** (2025). St. Helens 010D has a deprivation score of 32.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,017th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £171,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in St. Helens 010D was £171,000 in 2025. Joint 3,981st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,571** (2021). St. Helens 010D had 1,571 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,648th 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: 96.3%** (January 2026). In St. Helens 010D, 96.3% 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: 53.4561, -2.6545

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=-2.6545,53.4561,WA129HQ

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