Rose Drive Rainford, St. Helens
10 addresses across 2 postcodes (WA11), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 37501666.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £100,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in St. Helens cost £186,445 in August 2026 (+5.1% on a year); private rents averaged £811 a month.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 2, E: 1).
- Flood: 4 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Energy projects: 2 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Holiday Moss Landfill Site, Reeds Brow - Battery Storage, is 1.9 km (1.2 miles) away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A570, carries 13,934 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Rainford, about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Linear Park, is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 34 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Kenneth Macrae Med Centre, about 600 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 230 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 79% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £282,250 | £262,000 | £302,500 |
| 2006 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £87,000 | £87,000 | £87,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2026 | 3 WA11 8QF | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2025 | 5 WA11 8QF | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2021 | 7 WA11 8QF | Detached | £262,000 | |
| 22 Jan 2021 | 13 WA11 8QF | Semi-detached | £302,500 | |
| 31 Mar 2006 | 13 WA11 8QF | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 16 Aug 1996 | 11 WA11 8QF | Semi-detached | £87,000 |
House prices and rents in St. Helens
A typical home in St. Helens cost £186,445 in August 2026, 5.1% more than a year before. That is 28% more than five years earlier and 65% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £305,687 |
| Semi-detached | £201,418 |
| Terraced | £155,878 |
| Flat or maisonette | £98,994 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £169,943 |
Private renters in St. Helens paid £811 a month on average in September 2026, 6.9% more than a year before. That is 44% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £596 |
| Two bedrooms | £742 |
| Three bedrooms | £907 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,307 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 106 m². Most common: House, detached (2); Bungalow, semi-detached (1); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (2); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 15,108 kWh of it on average in 2024, 44% more than the district's 10,476 kWh, and 2,675 kWh of electricity, 8% less than the district's 2,918 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA11 8QF | 8 | 2,818 kWh | 8 | 16,263 kWh |
| WA11 8QG | 15 | 2,528 kWh | 15 | 13,554 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is WA11.
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 street: most are in band C (38% of about 660 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.
Energy projects nearby
6 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 2 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Moss Landfill Site, Reeds Brow - Battery Storage St. Helens P/2022/0627/FUL | Battery storage | 3 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Nov 2022 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Holiday Moss Landfill Gas Scheme | Landfill Gas | 2.9 MW | Operational May 1998 | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Holiday Moss Gas to Energy II | Landfill Gas | 1.4 MW | Operational Apr 2000 | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| PROMISED LAND FARM St. Helens P/2013/0373 | Wind 2 turbines | 1 MW | Operational Oct 2014 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Barton House Farm, Pimbo Road - Wind Turbine West Lancashire 2024/1110/FUL | Wind 1 turbine, 125 m tall | 2.5 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Apr 2026 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Billinge Hill Quarry Landfill Scheme | Landfill Gas | 1 MW | Operational Apr 1998 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA11 8QF | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 3 / 1 | unlikely |
| WA11 8QG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
2 of the street's 2 postcodes are in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 34 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA11 8QF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WA11 8QG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rainford 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Upholland 28,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| St Helens Central 669,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hopgood Crescent Rainford | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Helens Bus Station | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp Pulse | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 18.3 km (11 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kenneth Macrae Med Centre Good Mar 2018 | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rainford Dental Surgery LTD | 310 m |
| Hospital | Fairfield Hospital Good Jan 2017 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Winterfell Good Jul 2024 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | St Helens Police Station | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Rainford, Rainford Cashzone | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Linear Park 2.2 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 670 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George's Field 1,650 m² | 60 m |
| Allotments | Crank Allotments 2,920 m² | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Plantation | Wood | 350 m south-east |
| Dial House Wood | Wood | 590 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Whalley's Wood | Wood | 890 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Spring Vale | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| The Delf | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Bleak Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 10 | 10 |
None of the street's 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainford CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Rainford High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jan 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: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 950 m (0.6 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Explorers: Rainford WA11 8AL | Sessional day care | 54 | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 40 childminders and 4 home childcarers (nannies) in St Helens. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Inn WA11 8PX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 20 m | 4 Good | 5 Mar 2025 |
| Slimming World - Kelly Barker WA11 8ER | Retailers - other | 210 m | Exempt | |
| Under the Oak WA11 8LY | Mobile caterer | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Rose Place (2); On or near Hopgood Crescent (1); On or near Hesketh Court (1); On or near Walmesley Drive (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A570 between A580 and B5203, with 13,934 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 380 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A570 | A580 to B5203 | 13,934 estimated; counted 2021 | 4% | +10% since 2015 | 380 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 49% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 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 | 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 street is in decile 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
Hopgood Crescent · Rose Place · Wellfield · Hesketh Court · Rookery Lane · Walmesley Drive · Carter Avenue · Green Lane · Holly Crescent · Festival Road · Thickwood Moss Lane · Queensway
All the streets in WA11 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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.