WA2 postcode area guide — St. Helens

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Broadband & internet speeds in WA2

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the WA2 postcode district (St. Helens) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 917 postcodes Ofcom measures in WA2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80%.

Around 0.1% of premises in WA2 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.

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Mobile signal around St. Helens

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider St. Helens district (90,318 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in WA2

Police recorded 285 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WA2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 WA2

Based on 381 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WA2 is £178,000, up 4.7% on the previous year (£170,000).

Latest recorded sales in WA2

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around WA2

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 WA2

272 rated food businesses operate in WA2. 163 hold the top rating of 5, 32 are rated 4, and 16 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 75 Engineer Regiment, ABC 123 Day Nursery, Active Hope, AJ Stars, Aldi Stores Ltd.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in WA2

From a sample of 205 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 WA2 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 53% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 WA2 typically use:

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What's it like living in WA2?

Postcodes in WA2

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.