WA11 7DN St. Helens
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Moss Bank. Region: North West.
Streets
- Kingsway, St Helens: 4 addresses
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 B (40% of about 620 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)
- Birch Tree Farm Moss Bank Road St Helens Merseyside WA11 7BJ, not permissioned (330 m)
- The Black Horse, Moss Bank Road, Moss Bank, WA11 7DF, permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Site of former Carr Mill Infants School, Ullswater Ave, Moss Bank, WA11 7PT, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Polar Ford, City Road, Windle, St. Helens, WA10 6NZ, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Former Pilkington's Site, City Road, Moss Bank, St. Helens, WA10 6PE, permissioned (890 m (0.6 miles))
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 4 addresses are between 40 m and 43 m above sea level (41 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 | St Helens Central 669,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Garswood 136,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Thatto Heath 149,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Kingsway Moss Bank | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Helens Bus Station | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Birchley Street Car Park | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 17.3 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Windermere Medical Centre | 370 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Heaton's Pharmacy | 200 m |
| NHS dentists | 89 Atherton Street | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Fairfield Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | St Helens Police Station | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Schooner Wines Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Haresfinch Park 5.5 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,170 m² | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Cabbage Hall Allotments 2.3 ha | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ruins of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the Roman Catholic cemetery in Windlehurst, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ruins of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the Roman Catholic cemetery in Windlehurst | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Standing cross south of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the cemetery at Windlehurst | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Borough Cemetery, St Helens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Winstanley Wood | Wood | 410 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Clinkham Wood | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Windle Park Wood | Wood | 640 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Carr Mill Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Barton Clough | Valley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 4 |
1 of the postcode's 4 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 94% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 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) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 4 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 Kingsway.