WN5 postcode area guide — St. Helens
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WN5 postcode district in St. Helens — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WN5
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
91%
Gigabit-capable
90.5%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the WN5 postcode district (St. Helens) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 929 postcodes Ofcom measures in WN5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.5%.
Around 0% of premises in WN5 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 WN5
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WN5 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| WN5 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| WN5 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| WN5 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| WN5 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| WN5 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| WN5 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| WN5 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WN5 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| WN5 0AN | 100% | 97.7% |
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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.
House prices in WN5
Based on 451 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WN5 is £175,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£175,000).
Detached
£335,000
60 sales
Semi-detached
£196,000
215 sales
Terraced
£135,000
152 sales
Flat / maisonette
£98,000
14 sales
Latest recorded sales in WN5
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £179,950 | Semi-detached | More Street | WN5 0AS |
| 20 May 2026 | £310,000 | Detached | Stuart Crescent | WN5 7NW |
| 15 May 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Ormskirk Road | WN5 9ED |
| 12 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Holt Crescent | WN5 7PN |
| 8 May 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | Gathurst Road | WN5 0LH |
| 8 May 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Winchester Close | WN5 8PA |
| 7 May 2026 | £263,500 | Semi-detached | Moor Road | WN5 8SJ |
| 7 May 2026 | £104,500 | Semi-detached | Howard Street | WN5 8BH |
| 5 May 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | Portland Street | WN5 9PD |
| 5 May 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached | City Road | WN5 0BD |
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 WN5
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Catholic High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,026 | WN5 8NU |
| Up Holland High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 874 | WN5 7AL |
| Dean Trust Wigan | Secondary | 11–16 | 715 | WN5 0DQ |
| Westfield Community School | Primary | 3–11 | 450 | WN5 9XN |
| Orrell Newfold Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 447 | WN5 7BD |
| Orrell Lamberhead Green Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 408 | WN5 0AW |
| St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan | Primary | 4–11 | 384 | WN5 9LW |
| Marsh Green Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 371 | WN5 0EF |
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 WN5
277 rated food businesses operate in WN5. 154 hold the top rating of 5, 59 are rated 4, and 17 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A Stars Early Education, ABC Private Day Nursery, Aidan's Pantry, Aldi, Alexandra Grange And Berkely Park.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WN5
From a sample of 245 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 WN5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
32%
Band D
48%
Band E
11%
Band F
3%
Band G
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 St. Helens
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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.