WA12 postcode area guide — St. Helens
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WA12 postcode district in St. Helens — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WA12
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
88.8%
Gigabit-capable
88.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WA12 postcode district (St. Helens) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 641 postcodes Ofcom measures in WA12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.8%.
Around 0% of premises in WA12 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 WA12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WA12 0AA | 100% | 67.6% |
| WA12 0AB | 100% | 87.5% |
| WA12 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| WA12 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| WA12 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| WA12 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WA12 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| WA12 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| WA12 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| WA12 0AQ | 66.7% | 66.7% |
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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 WA12
Police recorded 164 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WA12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 70 | 42.7% |
| Public order | 19 | 11.6% |
| Shoplifting | 18 | 11.0% |
| Other theft | 13 | 7.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 11 | 6.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 | 5.5% |
| Burglary | 7 | 4.3% |
| Drugs | 7 | 4.3% |
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 WA12
Based on 276 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WA12 is £195,000, down 2.5% on the previous year (£200,000).
Detached
£338,000
47 sales
Semi-detached
£210,000
103 sales
Terraced
£155,000
108 sales
Flat / maisonette
£125,000
10 sales
Latest recorded sales in WA12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | Turnstone Avenue | WA12 9SD |
| 15 May 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced | Crow Lane East | WA12 9UB |
| 14 May 2026 | £340,000 | Detached | Wargrave Mews | WA12 8RJ |
| 14 May 2026 | £350,000 | Detached | Garston Crescent | WA12 8NR |
| 6 May 2026 | £58,000 | Terraced | Old Wargrave Road | WA12 8LU |
| 5 May 2026 | £372,000 | Detached | Massey Close | WA12 9UE |
| 5 May 2026 | £85,000 | Terraced | Old Wargrave Road | WA12 8LU |
| 1 May 2026 | £77,000 | Terraced | Haydock Street | WA12 9DW |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £357,500 | Detached | Garston Crescent | WA12 8NR |
| 29 Apr 2026 | £172,500 | Terraced | Fleetwood Drive | WA12 9WP |
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 WA12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,235 | WA12 0AQ |
| Newton-le-Willows Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 563 | WA12 9UF |
| Wargrave CofE Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 424 | WA12 8QL |
| The District CofE Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 365 | WA12 9PZ |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 226 | WA12 9UR |
| St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 219 | WA12 9QQ |
| Lyme Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 218 | WA12 9HD |
| St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy | Primary | 3–7 | 173 | WA12 9RX |
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 WA12
149 rated food businesses operate in WA12. 100 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 12 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 360 Grocery Ltd, Aldi, Alexandra Care Home, Amans, Aroma Coffee and Bakery.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WA12
From a sample of 209 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 WA12 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 56% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
29%
Band C
26%
Band D
28%
Band E
15%
Band F
1%
Band G
0%
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
Landlines around WA12 typically use:
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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.