WA10 9LT St. Helens
Live postcode, introduced October 2023. Ward: St Helens Town Centre. Region: North West.
Streets
- Liverpool Road, St Helens: 1 address
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 A (46% of about 890 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
- Reflection Court, the former Pilkington's HQ offices, Grove Street & Canal Street, St Helens, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Smithkline Beechams Building and Clock Tower, Westfield Street, St Helens, not permissioned (260 m)
- Liverpool Arms and Former Sacred Heart RC Church and School, Borough Road, St. Helens, WA10 3SX, not permissioned (300 m)
- 8-12 Ormskirk Street, Town Centre, St Helens, WA10 1BJ, permissioned (380 m)
- Len Beaman Limited, Eccleston Street, Town Centre, St Helens, WA10 2PG, permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- 23A Hardshaw Street, Town Centre, St Helens, WA10 1RT, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Site of former 56-120 Eccleston Street, St. Helens Town Centre, WA10 2PN, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Raven Lodge, 113 Church Street, St. Helens, WA10 1AJ, not permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- Land south of Crab Street, St. Helens Town Centre, WA10 2JN, pending decision (670 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 29 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Helens Central 669,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Thatto Heath 149,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Lea Green 401,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 53 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Burtonhead Road Green Bank | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Helens Bus Station | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest North John Street Car Park | 350 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 11 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hall Street Medical Centre | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Liverpool Road Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mr P Martin | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | St Helens Hospital | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | St Helens Police Station | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cash machine 14 Church Square Halifax | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Queens Park Recreation Centre 8.5 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,940 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 3.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Tank house, beside canal at Crown Glass Works, a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m (0.2 miles) east. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tank house, beside canal at Crown Glass Works | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) east |
| Number nine Tank House: the Jubilee glassworks 100m south west of the Government Offices on Chalon Way | Scheduled monument | 410 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Statue of Queen Victoria | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Cannington Shaw Bottle Shop, Sherdley Works | Scheduled monument | 810 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Landscape associated with the former Pilkingtons Headquarters complex | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Taylor Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Standing cross south of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the cemetery at Windlehurst | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grove's Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Big Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (1 mile) west |
| Dobb's Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) south |
| Eccleston Bottom Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Thatto Heath Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Eccleston Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for St. Helens: see them on the St. Helens page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 46% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 20% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Liverpool Road.