WA10 postcode area guide — Knowsley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WA10 postcode district in Knowsley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WA10
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
84.3%
Gigabit-capable
84.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WA10 postcode district (Knowsley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,221 postcodes Ofcom measures in WA10, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 84.3%.
Around 0% of premises in WA10 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 WA10
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WA10 1AA | 100% | 100% |
| WA10 1AB | 0% | 0% |
| WA10 1AD | 100% | 75% |
| WA10 1AE | 100% | 66.7% |
| WA10 1AF | 100% | 81.8% |
| WA10 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| WA10 1AJ | 100% | 43.8% |
| WA10 1AP | 100% | 0% |
| WA10 1AR | 100% | 85.7% |
| WA10 1AU | 56.3% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Knowsley
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Knowsley district (75,908 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
97.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
91.3%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WA10
Police recorded 360 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WA10 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 163 | 45.3% |
| Shoplifting | 34 | 9.4% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 32 | 8.9% |
| Public order | 25 | 6.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 24 | 6.7% |
| Drugs | 20 | 5.6% |
| Other theft | 17 | 4.7% |
| Vehicle crime | 15 | 4.2% |
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 WA10
Based on 523 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WA10 is £152,000, up 1.3% on the previous year (£150,000).
Detached
£295,000
53 sales
Semi-detached
£212,000
151 sales
Terraced
£110,000
256 sales
Flat / maisonette
£100,000
29 sales
Latest recorded sales in WA10
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £225,000 | Detached | Carnforth Drive | WA10 6WA |
| 21 May 2026 | £225,000 | Detached | Worcester Close | WA10 3XZ |
| 20 May 2026 | £132,500 | Flat | Liberty Place | WA10 4PL |
| 12 May 2026 | £82,000 | Flat | Lanark Close | WA10 3XU |
| 8 May 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced | Boundary Road | WA10 2NA |
| 8 May 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | Alfred Street | WA10 1LR |
| 8 May 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Chamberlain Street | WA10 4NJ |
| 7 May 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | St Georges Avenue | WA10 6EX |
| 7 May 2026 | £102,000 | Flat | Bonnington Close | WA10 4QE |
| 6 May 2026 | £167,500 | Semi-detached | The Spires | WA10 5GA |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Knowsley demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Knowsley district (154,519 residents, 66,073 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.6% |
| 15–29 | 24.2% |
| 30–44 | 17.9% |
| 45–64 | 21.3% |
| 65+ | 17% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 59.5% |
| Private rented | 14.5% |
| Social rented | 14.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WA10
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowley International College | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,514 | WA10 6PN |
| De La Salle School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,180 | WA10 4QH |
| Bleak Hill Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 608 | WA10 6HG |
| Eccleston Mere Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 397 | WA10 5NX |
| Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 375 | WA10 4NQ |
| Rivington Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 234 | WA10 6LF |
| St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 230 | WA10 2HS |
| Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens | Primary | 3–11 | 229 | WA10 1LW |
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 WA10
362 rated food businesses operate in WA10. 218 hold the top rating of 5, 64 are rated 4, and 22 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 12 Sandwich Station, 36 Bridge Street, Abbey Hotel, Abbeyford Childrens Home, Admiral.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WA10
From a sample of 191 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 WA10 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 40% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
38%
Band D
49%
Band E
8%
Band F
3%
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 Knowsley
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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.