Morello Close St Helens, St. Helens
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (WA10), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 37502571.
- Sales: 18 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £135,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 2).
- Flood: 2 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 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 200 m away, and Victoria Park (14 hectares) is about 220 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: Its addresses are 42 to 47 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 13 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Phoenix Medical Centre, about 240 m away, with 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 420 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 55% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 145 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £129,950 | £129,950 | £129,950 |
| 2009 | 1 | £116,000 | £116,000 | £116,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £128,725 | £114,950 | £142,500 |
| 2003 | 1 | £64,000 | £64,000 | £64,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | £84,000 | £80,000 | £88,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | £57,725 | £55,500 | £59,950 |
| 1999 | 2 | £44,375 | £43,000 | £45,750 |
| 1998 | 1 | £45,950 | £45,950 | £45,950 |
| 1996 | 1 | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Apr 2022 | 9 WA10 2NF | Semi-detached | £167,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 Dec 2021 | 6 WA10 2NF | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2020 | 3 WA10 2NF | Semi-detached | £120,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Jan 2018 | 10 WA10 2NF | Semi-detached | £129,950 | |
| 18 Dec 2009 | 9 WA10 2NF | Semi-detached | £116,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2006 | 10 WA10 2NF | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 4 Nov 2005 | 6 WA10 2NF | Semi-detached | £125,000 | |
| 8 Jul 2004 | 1 WA10 2NF | Semi-detached | £142,500 | |
| 22 Mar 2004 | 3 WA10 2NF | Semi-detached | £114,950 | |
| 27 Jan 2003 | 5 WA10 2NF | Semi-detached | £64,000 | |
| 4 Sep 2002 | 3 WA10 2NF | Semi-detached | £80,000 | |
| 28 Aug 2002 | 1 WA10 2NF | Semi-detached | £88,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2001 | 11 WA10 2NF | Semi-detached | £59,950 | |
| 30 Mar 2001 | 12 WA10 2NF | Semi-detached | £55,500 | |
| 17 Dec 1999 | 2 WA10 2NF | Semi-detached | £43,000 | |
| 24 Sep 1999 | 6 WA10 2NF | Semi-detached | £45,750 | |
| 24 Nov 1998 | 11 WA10 2NF | Semi-detached | £45,950 | |
| 29 Apr 1996 | 3 WA10 2NF | Semi-detached | £50,000 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 66 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (7). Built: 1991-1995 (5); 1996-2002 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 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 (77% of about 1,730 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)
- Halton and St Helens PCT HQ, Cowley Hill, Windle, WA10 2UE, not permissioned (230 m)
- Land south of Crab Street, St. Helens Town Centre, WA10 2JN, pending decision (290 m)
- Saxon Court Keswick Road, Windle, St. Helens, WA10 2AT, permissioned (340 m)
- College Street Northern Gateway, St. Helens Town Centre, WA10 1HT, not permissioned (480 m (0.3 miles))
- Site of former 126-154 Birchley Street and 107-125 Brynn Street, (now known as Clifton Street Car Park)St. Helens, WA10 1HZ, not permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- 131 Brynn Street, Town Centre, St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1HZ, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- The Globe, 142 Hardshaw Street, St. Helens, WA10 1JT, not permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- Smithkline Beechams Building and Clock Tower, Westfield Street, St Helens, not permissioned (690 m (0.4 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, 2 at medium risk and 1 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 2NF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| WA10 2DA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 42 m and 47 m above sea level (43 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA10 2DA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA10 2NF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | St Helens Central 669,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Thatto Heath 149,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Lea Green 401,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 53 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lord Street St Helens | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Helens Bus Station | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Birchley Street Car Park | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 15.6 km (9.7 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 10 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Phoenix Medical Centre | 240 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 89 Atherton Street | 170 m |
| Hospital | St Helens Hospital | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | St Helens Police Station | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 380 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,010 m² | 200 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Victoria Park 14 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Queens Park Recreation Centre 8.5 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Cabbage Hall Allotments 2.3 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Statue of Queen Victoria, a listed building (Grade II*), 690 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Statue of Queen Victoria | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Number nine Tank House: the Jubilee glassworks 100m south west of the Government Offices on Chalon Way | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Standing cross south of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the cemetery at Windlehurst | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Ruins of the chapel of St Thomas of Canterbury in the Roman Catholic cemetery in Windlehurst | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Borough Cemetery, St Helens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Landscape associated with the former Pilkingtons Headquarters complex | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hall Coppice | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Windle Park Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Eccleston Bottom Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Big Dam | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Potter's Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 13 |
1 of the street's 13 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Rivington Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Helens College | 16 plus | 14–99 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens | Primary | 3–11 | 790 m (0.5 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 | 790 m (0.5 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 |
| Cowley International College | Secondary | 11–18 | 890 m (0.6 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 |
| Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School Church of England/United Reformed Church | Primary | 4–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 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 |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Mar 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Merton Bank Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Requires improvement (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | 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 |
| De La Salle School Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowley Vaults WA10 2BH | Pub/bar/nightclub | 100 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jun 2026 |
| Turks Head WA10 2DQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 110 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2025 |
| M 'n' S Late Shop WA10 2BQ | Retailers - other | 120 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 20 Mar 2026 |
| St Mark's Pre-School WA10 2TZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2026 |
| Bread and Wine WA10 2AD | Retailers - other | 250 m | 5 Very good | 23 May 2024 |
| Lowe House Mens Club WA10 2BE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2025 |
| Beyond the Nest Limited WA10 2DW | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Well Pharmacy WA10 2DJ | Retailers - other | 290 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jun 2026 |
| Happy Bunnies WA10 2JL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 300 m | 5 Very good | 15 Dec 2025 |
| Cinema Bar WA10 2JL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 300 m | 5 Very good | 23 Mar 2023 |
| Ente Keralam WA10 2JL | Retailers - other | 310 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Indo Bazaar WA10 2JL | Retailers - other | 310 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| St Helens Sea Cadets WA10 2BB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 4 Good | 22 Jan 2025 |
| Balti Spice WA10 2JG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 330 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 11 Jun 2026 |
| Hope House WA10 2DJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 74 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 13 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Vehicle crime | 11 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Drugs | 9 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near North Road (31); On or near Stanhope Street (16); On or near Oxford Street (13); On or near Crab Street (13); On or near Queen Street (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 1 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
Russet Close · Arnot Close · Chapel Street · Cooper Street · Cranberry Close · Stanhope Street · Argyle Street · Windle Street · Morley Street · Morley Way · Middlehurst Avenue · Oxford Street
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.