Bailey Way St Helens, St. Helens
16 addresses across 2 postcodes (WA10), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 37504725.
- Sales: 22 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £257,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (B: 14, C: 1).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in St. Helens costs £2,403 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is St Helens Central, about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Victoria Park, is about 150 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 33 m above sea level.
- Noise: 10 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Phoenix Medical Centre, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away, with 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 870 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 74% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 43 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £257,000 | £257,000 | £257,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £237,500 | £237,500 | £237,500 |
| 2018 | 1 | £232,000 | £232,000 | £232,000 |
| 2017 | 5 | £198,995 | £167,497 | £235,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £179,995 | £179,995 | £179,995 |
| 2014 | 9 | £185,995 | £182,995 | £209,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2025 | 4 WA10 2UF | Detached | £257,000 | Leasehold. |
| 4 Oct 2024 | 2 WA10 2UF | Other | £4,498 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Dec 2022 | 9 WA10 2UF | Detached | £330,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Apr 2019 | 12 WA10 2UF | Detached | £237,500 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Jan 2018 | 9 WA10 2UF | Detached | £232,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Aug 2017 | 11 WA10 2UF | Detached | £235,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Jul 2017 | 3 WA10 2UF | Semi-detached | £167,497 | |
| 27 Jul 2017 | 5 WA10 2UF | Detached | £195,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 21 Jul 2017 | 7 WA10 2UF | Detached | £198,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 29 Jun 2017 | 1 WA10 2UF | Semi-detached | £156,995 | New build. Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Mar 2017 | 14 WA10 2UF | Detached | £217,500 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Feb 2015 | 15 WA10 2UF | Detached | £179,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 23 Jan 2015 | 16 WA10 2UF | Detached | £179,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 31 Oct 2014 | 11 WA10 2UF | Detached | £209,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 31 Oct 2014 | 10 WA10 2UF | Detached | £182,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 29 Oct 2014 | 9 WA10 2UF | Detached | £209,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 21 Oct 2014 | 12 WA10 2UF | Detached | £209,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 21 Oct 2014 | 14 WA10 2UF | Detached | £209,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 10 Oct 2014 | 8 WA10 2UF | Detached | £185,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 2 Oct 2014 | 6 WA10 2UF | Detached | £184,135 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 19 Sep 2014 | 2 WA10 2UF | Detached | £185,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 17 Sep 2014 | 4 WA10 2UF | Detached | £185,995 | New build. Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 93 m². Most common: House, detached (13); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 2014 (14); 2007-2011 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (15).
Each home's certificates and sales (14 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (47% of about 1,550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 Pilkington's Site, City Road, Moss Bank, St. Helens, WA10 6PE, permissioned (130 m)
- Polar Ford, City Road, Windle, St. Helens, WA10 6NZ, permissioned (330 m)
- Halton and St Helens PCT HQ, Cowley Hill, Windle, WA10 2UE, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Cowley Street and Albert Street, Moss Bank, WA10 1TY, permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Windlehurst Youth Centre Gamble Avenue, Windle, WA10 6LJ, permissioned (700 m (0.4 miles))
- Birch Tree Farm Moss Bank Road St Helens Merseyside WA11 7BJ, not permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Saxon Court Keswick Road, Windle, St. Helens, WA10 2AT, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA10 2UF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WA10 6UY | not in 2 or 3 | 3 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 33 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA10 2UF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA10 6UY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Helens Central 669,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Thatto Heath 149,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Lea Green 401,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rivington Avenue Windlehurst | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Helens Bus Station | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Car parks | Birchley Street Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 16.3 km (10 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Phoenix Medical Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Heaton's Pharmacy | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 89 Atherton Street | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Fairfield Hospital | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | St Helens Police Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Schooner Wines Cashzone | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria Park 14 ha | 150 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cabbage Hall Allotments 2.3 ha | 290 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 18 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Standing cross south of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the cemetery at Windlehurst, a scheduled monument, 870 m (0.5 miles) west. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Standing cross south of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the cemetery at Windlehurst | Scheduled monument | 870 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Ruins of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the Roman Catholic cemetery in Windlehurst | Scheduled monument | 880 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Ruins of Windleshaw Abbey in Roman Catholic Cemetery (Chapel of Saint Thomas of Canterbury) | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Borough Cemetery, St Helens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Number nine Tank House: the Jubilee glassworks 100m south west of the Government Offices on Chalon Way | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Landscape associated with the former Pilkingtons Headquarters complex | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hall Coppice | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Windle Park Wood | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Brook Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Poverty Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Carr Mill Dam | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 16 |
10 of the street's 16 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowley International College | Secondary | 11–18 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Rivington Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School Church of England/United Reformed Church | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Helens College | 16 plus | 14–99 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Dec 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Bleak Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Outstanding (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Merton Bank Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Courtyard WA10 6UY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 23 Jun 2026 |
| Treasure city WA10 6UY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | 5 Very good | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Gamble Memorial Hall WA10 6UX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2026 |
| Waterfields WA10 6UU | Retailers - other | 120 m | 4 Good | 20 Apr 2026 |
| Go Local Yanishaa WA10 6NU | Retailers - other | 150 m | 5 Very good | 9 Feb 2026 |
| Schooner Wines WA10 6PH | Retailers - other | 250 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 19 Mar 2025 |
| The Windle Pub WA10 6NY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 4 Good | 8 Jan 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 28 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Seddon Street (8); On or near Windle City (6); On or near City Gardens (5); On or near Syddall Street (5); On or near Friar Street (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 78% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 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 | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Mulvanney Crescent · Mulvanney Crescent · Windle City · Dolan Way · Seddon Street · Gormley Drive · Friar Street · McCabe Way · City Gardens · Wright Close · Syddall Street · St Bees Close
All the streets in WA10 and across St. Helens.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.