WA5 postcode area guide — St. Helens
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WA5 postcode district in St. Helens — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WA5
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
87.6%
Gigabit-capable
87.3%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the WA5 postcode district (St. Helens) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,302 postcodes Ofcom measures in WA5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 87.3%.
Around 0.2% of premises in WA5 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 WA5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WA5 0AA | 97.5% | 58.8% |
| WA5 0AB | 100% | 92.1% |
| WA5 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| WA5 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| WA5 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| WA5 0AG | 100% | 96.3% |
| WA5 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| WA5 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WA5 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| WA5 0AP | 100% | 100% |
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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 WA5
Police recorded 111 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WA5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 59 | 53.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 19 | 17.1% |
| Public order | 9 | 8.1% |
| Drugs | 5 | 4.5% |
| Other theft | 5 | 4.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 4 | 3.6% |
| Other crime | 4 | 3.6% |
| Burglary | 2 | 1.8% |
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 WA5
Based on 667 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WA5 is £250,000, up 2.0% on the previous year (£245,000).
Detached
£375,000
182 sales
Semi-detached
£248,000
262 sales
Terraced
£175,000
159 sales
Flat / maisonette
£136,000
47 sales
Latest recorded sales in WA5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached | Ventnor Close | WA5 3JL |
| 19 May 2026 | £525,000 | Detached | Wensleydale Close | WA5 3HT |
| 15 May 2026 | £299,950 | Semi-detached | Formby Close | WA5 2DW |
| 14 May 2026 | £455,000 | Detached | Stockdale Drive | WA5 3RU |
| 13 May 2026 | £92,000 | Flat | Whitecross Road | WA5 1LS |
| 12 May 2026 | £594,995 | Detached | Shipton Close | WA5 8XS |
| 8 May 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Kintore Drive | WA5 3NP |
| 8 May 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | Wensleydale Close | WA5 3HT |
| 8 May 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced | Elmsett Close | WA5 3RX |
| 7 May 2026 | £425,000 | Detached | Dahlia Gardens | WA5 4AL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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 WA5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Sankey High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 2,051 | WA5 3AA |
| St Gregory's Catholic High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,214 | WA5 1HG |
| Penketh High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,058 | WA5 2BY |
| Chapelford Village Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 638 | WA5 3AL |
| Barrow Hall Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 628 | WA5 3TX |
| Great Sankey Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 350 | WA5 1SB |
| Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 337 | WA5 1BD |
| Bewsey Lodge Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 328 | WA5 0AG |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Energy performance (EPC) in WA5
From a sample of 263 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 WA5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 68% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
33%
Band C
35%
Band D
28%
Band E
3%
Band F
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 WA5 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.