# WN5 7PA: area report for a postcode in St. Helens

WN5 7PA 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 WN5 7PA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) › [WN5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5) › [WN5 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wn5-7)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. St. Helens 002A: 61 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7086,53.4963,WN57PA
- **Garswood, 2.6 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7086,53.4963,WN57PA
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7086,53.4963,WN57PA
- **No property in WN5 7PA 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=-2.7086,53.4963,WN57PA
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, St. Helens 002A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7086,53.4963,WN57PA
- **£185,154 average price**: For the whole of St. Helens, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7086,53.4963,WN57PA
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7086,53.4963,WN57PA
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7086,53.4963,WN57PA
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WN5 7PA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7086,53.4963,WN57PA
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WN5 7PA**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7086,53.4963,WN57PA
- **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=-2.7086,53.4963,WN57PA
- **11.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7086,53.4963,WN57PA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Aidan's CofE Primary School Billinge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-cofe-primary-school-billinge-e104798) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Progress Arc Billinge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/progress-arc-billinge-school-e104839) | Special | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Billinge Chapel End Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/billinge-chapel-end-primary-school-e150556) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023, before the school changed | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e104813) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £277,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £540,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £427,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £235,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| May 2026 | £75,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| December 2024 | £236,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BILLINGE PHARMACY (190 m); WELL (410 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (410 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Billinge (260 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar - Billinge (370 m, Spar)

## 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 002A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.5** (2025). St. Helens 002A has a deprivation score of 18.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,892nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in St. Helens 002A was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 9,935th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,590** (2021). St. Helens 002A had 1,590 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,627th 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: 95.9%** (January 2026). In St. Helens 002A, 95.9% 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.

## WN5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £194,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WN5 was £194,000 in 2025. 338th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 44,505** (2021). WN5 had 44,505 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 321st 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: 46%** (2022). About 46% of people in WN5 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: 96.9%** (January 2026). In WN5, 96.9% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens)
- Centre: 53.4963, -2.7086

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=-2.7086,53.4963,WN57PA

## How to cite

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