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WA10 5PL · St Helens · Merseyside

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for WA10 5PL.

Fri · 18 Sep
17°high
Rain14° low
Today17°15° lowCloudy19 Sep
Tomorrow15°11° lowCloudy20 Sep
Mon18°10° lowCloudy21 Sep
Tue17°13° lowCloudy22 Sep
Wed18°13° lowShowers23 Sep
Thu15°8° lowCloudy24 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend+11.1%St Helens · Jun 2026⌂Recent planning6 stored applicationsStored results; complete coverage is not confirmed↔Nearest train stationThatto Heath1.2 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population1,735Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around St Helens

WA10 5PL is in the St Helens local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Thatto Heath, about 1.2 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

Local lifeShops, places to eat, vets and everyday services →Getting aroundRail, buses, road connections and travel tools →
HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£171,500WA10 postcode district

19 Sep 2025 – 17 Jul 2026

361 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£186,435St Helens

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+11.1%St Helens

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

What could that cost each month?

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Use sold-price median: £171,500 Use area average: £186,435
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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⌂17A Brooklands Road Eccleston St Helens WA10 5HEGarage conversion with new windows in front elevation.Awaiting decision›⌂58 Chelford Road Eccleston St Helens WA10 5PLWorks to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order for 2 norway maple trees (T1 & T2)Awaiting decision›⌂60 Chelford Road Eccleston St Helens WA10 5PLWorks to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order for 1 norway maple tree (T1)Awaiting decision›⌂54 Chelford Road Eccleston St Helens WA10 5PLWorks to trees covered by a Tree Preservation Order for 1 norway maple tree (T1)Awaiting decision›
PLANNING WATCH

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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in St Helens.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

Places to eat, drink, shop and spend time nearby

We’re still building the local directory for this area.

Local-life coverage is still growing here.Restaurants, cafés, shops, attractions and other useful places will appear as the open-data directory expands.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. De La Salle SchoolSecondary · Ages 11–160.3 mi
  2. Eccleston Mere Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 2–110.3 mi
  3. St Julie's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–110.5 mi
  4. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon StreetPrimary · Ages 4–110.6 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,735 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding WA10 5PL—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 16.4%16–64 · 57.1%65+ · 26.5%
What area does this cover?

St. Helens 018D (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime154

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 68Anti-social behaviour · 22Public order · 15
Employment3.7%

Unemployment estimate for St. Helens · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for St Helens South and Whiston.

Local councilSt HelensLocal authority for WA10 5PL
Latest general election · 2024Labour49.7% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour49.7% of votes53.1% turnout
2019Labour58.1% of votes64.0% turnout
2017Labour67.8% of votes66.9% turnout
2015Labour59.8% of votes62.3% turnout
2010Labour52.9% of votes59.1% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadM572.5 miles
Clean air & driving chargesMersey Gateway7.4 miles from the postcode point
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Liverpool John Lennon Airport

About 8.8 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
Skelmersdale Probation Service6.7 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Stadt Moers2.7 mi
  2. Sankey Valley Park2.8 mi
  3. The Flashes Of Wigan And Leigh6.6 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Pennine Bridleway26.2 mi
  2. Offa's Dyke Path27.1 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around WA10 5PL.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around WA10 5PL
EE
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

Electricity networkVaries by exact addressThe exact distribution network depends on the property address.Check exact network →
Broadband10,000.0 Mbps medianBased on 71 premises in the postcode resultCheck on Ofcom ↗
BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 18 Sep 2026, 16:55
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 17 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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