WA10 2DX

St Helens Town Centre · St. Helens · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
St Helens
Local authority
St. Helens
Postcode district
WA10
Postcode sector
WA10 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA10 2AU 32 m
WA10 2DY 45 m
WA10 2EQ 87 m
WA10 2EF 88 m
WA10 2HG 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA10 2DX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA10
Postcode sector
WA10 2
Latitude
53.454406
Longitude
-2.746063
British National Grid easting
350,555
British National Grid northing
395,552

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
St. Helens · E08000013
Parish or community
E43000300
Output area
E00034858
Lower layer super output area
St. Helens 012C · E01006877
Middle layer super output area
St. Helens 012 · E02001417

Postcode source versions

Explore WA10

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Palmer Close, St Helens, WA10 2DX 20 February 2026 £167,000
9, Palmer Close, St Helens, WA10 2DX 7 June 2022 £140,000
12, Palmer Close, St Helens, WA10 2DX 17 December 2021 £108,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
40
Secondary
8
  1. St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    194 m
  2. St Helens College

    Further education

    366 m
  3. Launchpad Centre

    Pupil referral unit

    677 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,980
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,893
  • Shoplifting 695
  • Public order 534
  • Drugs 417
  • Criminal damage and arson 356

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
25

13 female, 12 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.3
WA10 2 residents
5,202

Age bands in WA10 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

785 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

566 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.4%

1,483 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

1,593 residents

Age 65 and over
18.3%

989 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA10 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

22

within 5 km straight-line

  • CENTRAL SURGERY

    LOWE HOUSE, 103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83027

    343 m

  • NEWHOLME SURGERY

    LOWE HSE HCRC, 103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83637

    343 m

  • ORMSKIRK HOUSE SURGERY

    103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83003

    343 m

  • PARKFIELD SURGERY

    103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83026

    343 m

  • LINGHOLME HEALTH CENTRE

    ATHERTON STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2HT

    ODS code N83007

    386 m

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL CENTRE

    ATHERTON STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 2HT

    ODS code N83006

    386 m

  • MILL STREET MEDICAL CTR.

    2 MILL STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2BD

    ODS code N83012

    473 m

  • BETHANY MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 GRAFTON STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 4GW

    ODS code N83054

    845 m

  • HALL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    28-30 HALL STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 1DW

    ODS code N83017

    923 m

  • ATLAS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATLAS STREET, ST. HELENS, WA9 1LN

    ODS code N83023

    1.5 km

  • THE SPINNEY MEDICAL CTR.

    WHITTLE STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 3EB

    ODS code N83035

    1.5 km

  • ECCLESTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 MILLFIELDS COURT, ECCLESTON, ST. HELENS, WA10 5RG

    ODS code N83614

    1.6 km

  • THE BOWERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    ELEPHANT LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 5PR

    ODS code N83050

    2.2 km

  • WINDERMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDERMERE AVENUE, ST. HELENS, WA11 7AF

    ODS code N83620

    2.3 km

  • MARSHALLS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. HELENS HOSPITAL, MARSHALLS CROSS ROAD, ST. HELENS, WA9 3DA

    ODS code Y02510

    2.4 km

  • BERRYMEAD FAMILY MED.CTR.

    140 BERRYS LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 3RP

    ODS code N83008

    3.4 km

  • RAINBOW MEDICAL CENTRE

    333 ROBINS LANE, SUTTON, ST. HELENS, WA9 3PN

    ODS code N83001

    3.4 km

  • FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE

    BURNAGE AVENUE, CLOCK FACE, ST. HELENS, WA9 4QB

    ODS code N83021

    4.2 km

  • RAINHILL VILLAGE SURGERY

    529 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LP

    ODS code N83010

    4.4 km

  • LONGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    451 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LL

    ODS code N83053

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Asda

    BCT · St Helens

    0.0 miles
  • Asda

    BCT · St Helens

    0.0 miles
  • Horace Street

    BCT · St Helens Newtown

    0.1 miles
  • Duke Street

    BCT · St Helens

    0.2 miles
  • Campbell Street

    BCT · St Helens

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St. Helens 012C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

1 of 10

Overall England rank

961 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
9
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £140,000 from 3 recorded sales in WA10 2DX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for St Helens is £186,435 in June 2026, up 11.1% year on year.

Schools

58 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 194 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,980 published events cover 12 months, averaging 415 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,893 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.