WN4 postcode area guide — St. Helens
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WN4 postcode district in St. Helens — every official dataset on one page.
Check any UK postcode
Where is WN4?
Broadband & internet speeds in WN4
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
81.4%
Gigabit-capable
81.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WN4 postcode district (St. Helens) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 602 postcodes Ofcom measures in WN4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 81.4%.
Around 0% of premises in WN4 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 WN4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WN4 0AA | 100% | 93.3% |
| WN4 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| WN4 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| WN4 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| WN4 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| WN4 0AH | 100% | 98.4% |
| WN4 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WN4 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| WN4 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| WN4 0AP | 100% | 100% |
Run a speed test to see what you're actually getting, or check your exact postcode.
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.
House prices in WN4
Based on 288 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WN4 is £194,000, up 6.3% on the previous year (£182,500).
Detached
£310,000
51 sales
Semi-detached
£197,500
153 sales
Terraced
£145,000
69 sales
Flat / maisonette
£88,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in WN4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | Dunsdale Drive | WN4 8PT |
| 7 May 2026 | £110,000 | Flat | Bolton Road | WN4 8AD |
| 6 May 2026 | £75,000 | Terraced | Bolton Road | WN4 8TG |
| 5 May 2026 | £162,250 | Semi-detached | Moorland Road | WN4 8XQ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £245,000 | Semi-detached | White Lodge Drive | WN4 8XL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £228,000 | Semi-detached | Clough Grove | WN4 0LP |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Semi-detached | Flora Street | WN4 9EG |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced | Garswood Road | WN4 0TU |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £184,000 | Terraced | Downall Green Road | WN4 0NA |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £285,000 | Detached | White Lodge Drive | WN4 8XL |
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 WN4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,204 | WN4 9PF |
| The Byrchall High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,138 | WN4 9PQ |
| Cansfield High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 974 | WN4 9TP |
| R L Hughes Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 425 | WN4 9QL |
| Nicol Mere School | Primary | 4–11 | 418 | WN4 8DF |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 242 | WN4 9AZ |
| Garswood Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 4–11 | 208 | WN4 0SF |
| St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 187 | WN4 8SJ |
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 WN4
181 rated food businesses operate in WN4. 89 hold the top rating of 5, 41 are rated 4, and 14 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi Stores Ltd, All You Need is Lunch, Ashton Athletic F C, Ashton Bears ARLFC, Ashton Food Pantry.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WN4
From a sample of 140 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 WN4 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 39% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
16%
Band C
22%
Band D
43%
Band E
17%
Band F
1%
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 WN4 typically use:
Had a call from an unknown number? Use our free UK phone number checker to see who called.
What's it like living in WN4?
Be the first to rate WN4 (St. Helens).
How would you rate living in WN4 (St. Helens)?
Moving to WN4? Sort your connectivity first
We arrange broadband, full-fibre, leased lines, VoIP and business mobiles across St. Helens — free, no-obligation quote.
Postcodes in WN4
Neighbouring districts
All Wigan (WN) postcode districts ›
Frequently asked questions
Where is the WN4 postcode?
How much do houses cost in WN4?
What broadband can I get in WN4?
Who lives in WN4?
How energy efficient are homes in WN4?
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.