Elton Head Road Prescot, St. Helens
11 addresses across 6 postcodes (L35,WA9), about 780 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 37502781.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £574,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (E: 1).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 C; Band D in St. Helens costs £2,403 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Rainhill, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 540 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 63 to 76 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Rainhill Village Surgery, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,200 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £574,000 | £574,000 | £574,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £77,500 | £77,500 | £77,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2022 | 614 WA9 5BP | Other | £970,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Jun 2021 | GROVE HOUSE BARN WA9 5BX | Detached | £574,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2020 | GROVE HOUSE FARM WA9 5BX | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 14 Apr 2000 | GROVE HOUSE BARN WA9 5BX | Detached | £77,500 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 261 m². Most common: House, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (27% of about 2,610 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: yes, St. Helens.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Rainhill Club And Sports Lounge, Warburton Hey, Rainhill, St Helens, L35 4LF, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- Land at Lea Green Colliery and Lowfield Lane Industrial Estate, Thatto Heath, St. Helens, WA9 5BB, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
- Land off Lowfield Lane, Thatto Heath, St. Helens, WA9 5BB, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
- 533 Warrington Road, Rainhill, St Helens, L35 4LP, 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA9 5BY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| L35 4PF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WA9 5AG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 6 | unlikely |
| WA9 5BP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| L35 4PU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WA9 5BX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 63 m and 76 m above sea level (69 m on average); the ground rises about 13 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L35 4PF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| L35 4PU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA9 5AG | 93% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| WA9 5BP | 89% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| WA9 5BX | 100% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
| WA9 5BY | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rainhill 186,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Thatto Heath 149,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Eccleston Park 74,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 17 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rainhill Road Nutgrove | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Prescot Bus Station | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking Space on Blundell Road, L35 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 320 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rainhill Village Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Longsters Pharmacy | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Barker And Scott Dental Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Aset Hospital | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Prescot Police Station | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Laundrette, Thatto Heath Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.7 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Thatto Heath Crusaders 9.3 ha | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Nutgrove Allotments 6,090 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 9.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Anne's Well, a scheduled monument, 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St Anne's Well | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Micklehead Green moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Landscape associated with the former Pilkingtons Headquarters complex | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Taylor Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ansdell's Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Thatto Heath Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Sutton Hall Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Blundell's Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Eccleston Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Whiston Woods | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-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) | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 13 |
5 of the street's 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longton Lane Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 860 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; 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 |
| Nutgrove Methodist Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| St Austin's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Jul 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: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Rainhill Community Nursery | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Ann's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Thatto Heath Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Rainhill High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Oakdene Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Sutton Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandpiper Restaurant WA9 5ST | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Black Horse Inn L35 4PF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 29 Apr 2026 |
| Reeve Court Retirement Village WA9 5AG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2024 |
| Robins Nest WA9 5AG | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 3 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (merseyside).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 8 to 10 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
- WA9 5BY: 3 addresses
- L35 4PF: 2 addresses of 17 in the postcode
- WA9 5AG: 2 addresses of 97 in the postcode
- WA9 5BP: 2 addresses of 64 in the postcode
- L35 4PU: 1 address of 25 in the postcode
- WA9 5BX: 1 address of 8 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Hedworth Gardens · Field Way · Tabley Gardens · Gardeners Way · Stratton Drive · Holkham Gardens · Teesdale Way · Ellerslie Avenue
All the streets in L35, WA9 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.