L39 postcode area guide — St. Helens
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the L39 postcode district in St. Helens — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in L39
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
93.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
83.4%
Gigabit-capable
80.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the L39 postcode district (St. Helens) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 708 postcodes Ofcom measures in L39, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 93.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80.9%.
Around 0% of premises in L39 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in L39
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| L39 0EA | 81.8% | 0% |
| L39 0EB | 100% | 0% |
| L39 0ED | 100% | 0% |
| L39 0EE | 14.3% | 14.3% |
| L39 0EF | 0% | 0% |
| L39 0EG | 100% | 0% |
| L39 0EH | 100% | 0% |
| L39 0EJ | 0% | 0% |
| L39 0EL | 80% | 0% |
| L39 0EN | 75% | 75% |
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Mobile signal around St. Helens
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider St. Helens district (90,318 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
95%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
86.5%
Voice indoors — all networks
96.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in L39
Police recorded 88 incidents within about a mile of the centre of L39 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 31 | 35.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 | 19.3% |
| Shoplifting | 13 | 14.8% |
| Other theft | 5 | 5.7% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 4 | 4.5% |
| Drugs | 4 | 4.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 4 | 4.5% |
| Other crime | 3 | 3.4% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in L39
Based on 258 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in L39 is £280,000, up 5.7% on the previous year (£265,000).
Detached
£462,500
65 sales
Semi-detached
£280,000
112 sales
Terraced
£190,000
52 sales
Flat / maisonette
£153,500
21 sales
Latest recorded sales in L39
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £238,000 | Terraced | Bold Lane | L39 6SG |
| 13 May 2026 | £340,000 | Detached | Moss Delph Lane | L39 5DZ |
| 11 May 2026 | £150,500 | Flat | Grammar School Court | L39 4PY |
| 6 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Southport Road | L39 1LW |
| 6 May 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Gore Drive | L39 4UA |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | Tennyson Drive | L39 3PL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced | Rothwell Drive | L39 5AN |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | Calder Avenue | L39 4SE |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Derby Hill Crescent | L39 2XJ |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £519,500 | Detached | Greetby Hill | L39 2DP |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? St. Helens demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider St. Helens district (183,247 residents, 81,013 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.8% |
| 15–29 | 22.1% |
| 30–44 | 18.7% |
| 45–64 | 20.9% |
| 65+ | 20.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 64.3% |
| Private rented | 15.2% |
| Social rented | 13.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around L39
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ormskirk School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,169 | L39 2AT |
| St Bede's Catholic High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 709 | L39 4TA |
| Ormskirk Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 411 | L39 2DP |
| Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 363 | L39 3LQ |
| Aughton Town Green Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 314 | L39 6SF |
| Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 204 | L39 5DG |
| Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 203 | L39 5AS |
| Halsall St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 190 | L39 8RR |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in L39
223 rated food businesses operate in L39. 156 hold the top rating of 5, 28 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: (Upper Kitchen), 43 Ruff Lane, 600 Degrees, Abbey Wood Lodge Care Home, Aldi Stores Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in L39
From a sample of 107 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 L39 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 52% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
25%
Band C
27%
Band D
31%
Band E
7%
Band F
6%
Band G
4%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for St. Helens
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.