# WN4 0QR: area report for a postcode in St. Helens

WN4 0QR 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 WN4 0QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) › [WN4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn4) › [WN4 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn4-0)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. St. Helens 003B: 54 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6697,53.4965,WN40QR
- **Garswood, 900 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6697,53.4965,WN40QR
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6697,53.4965,WN40QR
- **No property in WN4 0QR 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=-2.6697,53.4965,WN40QR
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, St. Helens 003B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6697,53.4965,WN40QR
- **£185,154 average price**: For the whole of St. Helens, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6697,53.4965,WN40QR
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6697,53.4965,WN40QR
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6697,53.4965,WN40QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WN4 0QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6697,53.4965,WN40QR
- **Low road and rail noise at WN4 0QR**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6697,53.4965,WN40QR
- **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=-2.6697,53.4965,WN40QR
- **11.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6697,53.4965,WN40QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Learn 4 Life School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/learn-4-life-school-e129571) | Special | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Rectory CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rectory-cofe-primary-school-e104797) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 27% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Garswood Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/garswood-primary-and-nursery-school-e104778) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Martha H School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/martha-h-school-e151794) | Special | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bryn-st-peters-cofe-primary-school-e106438) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cansfield High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cansfield-high-school-e106521) | Secondary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Nicol Mere School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nicol-mere-school-e106430) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | 97% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [R L Hughes Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/r-l-hughes-primary-school-e106424) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2025 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| October 2024 | £187,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £173,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2024 | £158,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| May 2024 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| March 2025 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Garswood (900 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BILLINGE MEDICAL PRACTICE (770 m); GARSWOOD SURGERY (770 m)
- Pharmacies: GARSWOOD PHARMACY (770 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Garswood Express (870 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 003B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.7** (2025). St. Helens 003B has a deprivation score of 28.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,910th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £215,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in St. Helens 003B was £215,000 in 2025. Joint 7,875th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,534** (2021). St. Helens 003B had 1,534 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,668th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In St. Helens 003B, 99.9% 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.

## WN4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WN4 was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 304th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 27,804** (2021). WN4 had 27,804 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,043rd 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: 40%** (2022). About 40% of people in WN4 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: 97.8%** (January 2026). In WN4, 97.8% 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: 53.4965, -2.6697

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=-2.6697,53.4965,WN40QR

## How to cite

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