L35 9ND St. Helens
Live postcode, introduced June 2000. Ward: Rainhill. Region: North West.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in St. Helens in 2026-27: Band D £2,403 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,602 | £1,869 | £2,136 | £2,403 | £2,937 | £3,472 | £4,006 | £4,807 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (52% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Willis House, 23 Cumber Lane, Whiston: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (570 m)
- Willis House, 23 Cumber Lane, Whiston: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (570 m)
- Rainhill Club And Sports Lounge, Warburton Hey, Rainhill, St Helens, L35 4LF, permissioned (610 m)
- Clough Mill, Blundells Lane, Rainhill, L35 6ND, permissioned (710 m)
- Lyneham, Whiston, permissioned (730 m)
- 92 St James Road, Rainhill, St Helens, L35 0PG, permissioned (850 m)
- Martock, Dursley, Kingsnorth, Selborne and Lyneham, Whiston, permissioned (910 m)
- Green Dragon Hotel, Dragon Lane, Whiston: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 66 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rainhill 186,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 640 m |
| Whiston 178,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Eccleston Park 74,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Hemmingsway Whiston | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Prescot Bus Station | 2.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Gerry Marsden Ferry Terminal Liverpool | 14.8 km |
| Car parks | Parking Space on Blundell Road, L35 | 910 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 10.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Longton Medical Centre | 420 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Rainhill Pharmacy | 420 m |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Barker And Scott Dental Surgery | 420 m |
| Hospital | Whiston Hospital | 770 m |
| Police station | Prescot Police Station | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | Compass Group - Whiston Hospital Cashzone | 830 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,840 m² | 130 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 400 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 840 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,860 m² | 350 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,920 m² | 1.6 km |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rainhill Hall Farm moated site and twelve fishponds in The Rough, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km south-east. 12 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Rainhill Hall Farm moated site and twelve fishponds in The Rough | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-east |
| St Anne's Well | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Blundell's Hill | Hill | 450 m south |
| Whiston Woods | Wood | 570 m south-west |
| Poets Green | Wood | 830 m west |
| Blundell's Hill Wood | Wood | 880 m south |
| Parren's Covert | Wood | 880 m south-west |
| Big Water | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 0 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.