WA11 0XP St. Helens
Live postcode, introduced September 1991. Ward: Haydock. Region: North West.
Streets
- Haydock Lane, Haydock: 57 addresses
- Moore Park Way, St. Helens: 2 addresses
- Great Delph, Haydock: 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 C (34% of about 640 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Providence Baptist Church, 370 Clipsley Lane, Haydock St Helens, WA11 0SL, permissioned (620 m (0.4 miles))
- The Old Cottage Hospital, 386 Clipsley Lane, Haydock, WA11 0ST, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- 388 Clipsley Lane, Haydock, WA11 0ST, permissioned (670 m (0.4 miles))
- 7a Cooper Lane, Haydock, WA11 0JH, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Haydock cricket and bowling club, Ireland Road, Haydock, WA11 0JH, permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Haydock Health and Medical Centre, 152 Station Road, Haydock, St Helens, WA11 0JN, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 24 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 56 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 25 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 60 addresses are between 44 m and 52 m above sea level (46 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Garswood 136,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Earlestown 331,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Bryn 105,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Moore Park Way Haydock | 250 m |
| Bus or coach station | Earlestown Bus Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fastned Charging Station | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 19.2 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Modality St Helens | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brian H Donlon Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Newton Community Hospital | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Ashton in Makerfield Police Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Lyme and Wood Pits Country Park 100 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,520 m² | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Vista Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Icehouse Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Stanley Bank Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Tithe Barn Hillock | Hill | 1.5 km (1 mile) north |
| The Clough | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Carr Mill Dam | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 | 13 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 11 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 60 |
40 of the postcode's 60 addresses are 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 98% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 2% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 8 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 Haydock Lane.