WA10 5LB postcode in St Helens, St. Helens

WA10 5LB is a postcode in St Helens, in the Eccleston ward of St. Helens. It is in the St Helens South and Whiston parliamentary constituency and the Merseyside police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at WA10 5LB can get it Across St. Helens: 97% Typical price £259,250 Homes sold in WA10 5, last 12 months. ▼ 4.9% on the year before Nearest station Thatto Heath 3.0 km in a straight line

Where WA10 5LB is, and what is near it

Map of WA10 5LB and what is near it Map of WA10 5LB: its centre point, with the 194 other postcodes in the WA10 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WA10 5AA: also in WA10 5WA10 5AB: also in WA10 5WA10 5AD: also in WA10 5WA10 5AE: also in WA10 5WA10 5AF: also in WA10 5WA10 5AL: also in WA10 5WA10 5AN: also in WA10 5WA10 5AP: also in WA10 5WA10 5AQ: also in WA10 5WA10 5AR: also in WA10 5WA10 5AS: also in WA10 5WA10 5AU: also in WA10 5WA10 5AW: also in WA10 5WA10 5AX: also in WA10 5WA10 5AY: also in WA10 5WA10 5AZ: also in WA10 5WA10 5BB: also in WA10 5WA10 5BE: also in WA10 5WA10 5BF: also in WA10 5WA10 5BG: also in WA10 5WA10 5BH: also in WA10 5WA10 5BJ: also in WA10 5WA10 5BL: also in WA10 5WA10 5BN: also in WA10 5WA10 5BQ: also in WA10 5WA10 5BW: also in WA10 5WA10 5BX: also in WA10 5WA10 5BY: also in WA10 5WA10 5BZ: also in WA10 5WA10 5DA: also in WA10 5WA10 5DB: also in WA10 5WA10 5DD: also in WA10 5WA10 5DE: also in WA10 5WA10 5DF: also in WA10 5WA10 5DG: also in WA10 5WA10 5DH: also in WA10 5WA10 5DJ: also in WA10 5WA10 5DL: also in WA10 5WA10 5DN: also in WA10 5WA10 5DP: also in WA10 5WA10 5DQ: also in WA10 5WA10 5DR: also in WA10 5WA10 5DS: also in WA10 5WA10 5DT: also in WA10 5WA10 5DU: also in WA10 5WA10 5DW: also in WA10 5WA10 5DX: also in WA10 5WA10 5DY: also in WA10 5WA10 5DZ: also in WA10 5WA10 5EA: also in WA10 5WA10 5EB: also in WA10 5WA10 5ED: also in WA10 5WA10 5EE: also in WA10 5WA10 5EF: also in WA10 5WA10 5EG: also in WA10 5WA10 5EH: also in WA10 5WA10 5EJ: also in WA10 5WA10 5EL: also in WA10 5WA10 5EN: also in WA10 5WA10 5EP: also in WA10 5WA10 5EQ: also in WA10 5WA10 5ER: also in WA10 5WA10 5ES: also in WA10 5WA10 5ET: also in WA10 5WA10 5EU: also in WA10 5WA10 5EW: also in WA10 5WA10 5EX: also in WA10 5WA10 5EY: also in WA10 5WA10 5EZ: also in WA10 5WA10 5FJ: also in WA10 5WA10 5FN: also in WA10 5WA10 5FQ: also in WA10 5WA10 5FR: also in WA10 5WA10 5FS: also in WA10 5WA10 5GA: also in WA10 5WA10 5GB: also in WA10 5WA10 5HA: also in WA10 5WA10 5HB: also in WA10 5WA10 5HD: also in WA10 5WA10 5HE: also in WA10 5WA10 5HF: also in WA10 5WA10 5HG: also in WA10 5WA10 5HH: also in WA10 5WA10 5HJ: also in WA10 5WA10 5HL: also in WA10 5WA10 5HN: also in WA10 5WA10 5HP: also in WA10 5WA10 5HQ: also in WA10 5WA10 5HR: also in WA10 5WA10 5HU: also in WA10 5WA10 5HW: also in WA10 5WA10 5HX: also in WA10 5WA10 5HY: also in WA10 5WA10 5HZ: also in WA10 5WA10 5JA: also in WA10 5WA10 5JB: also in WA10 5WA10 5JD: also in WA10 5WA10 5JE: also in WA10 5WA10 5JN: also in WA10 5WA10 5JP: also in WA10 5WA10 5JR: also in WA10 5WA10 5JS: also in WA10 5WA10 5JT: also in WA10 5WA10 5JU: also in WA10 5WA10 5JW: also in WA10 5WA10 5JX: also in WA10 5WA10 5JY: also in WA10 5WA10 5JZ: also in WA10 5WA10 5LA: also in WA10 5WA10 5LD: also in WA10 5WA10 5LH: also in WA10 5WA10 5LJ: also in WA10 5WA10 5LL: also in WA10 5WA10 5LN: also in WA10 5WA10 5LP: also in WA10 5WA10 5LR: also in WA10 5WA10 5LS: also in WA10 5WA10 5LT: also in WA10 5WA10 5LU: also in WA10 5WA10 5LW: also in WA10 5WA10 5NA: also in WA10 5WA10 5NB: also in WA10 5WA10 5ND: also in WA10 5WA10 5NE: also in WA10 5WA10 5NF: also in WA10 5WA10 5NR: also in WA10 5WA10 5NS: also in WA10 5WA10 5NT: also in WA10 5WA10 5NU: also in WA10 5WA10 5NY: also in WA10 5WA10 5PA: also in WA10 5WA10 5PB: also in WA10 5WA10 5PD: also in WA10 5WA10 5PE: also in WA10 5WA10 5PF: also in WA10 5WA10 5PG: also in WA10 5WA10 5PH: also in WA10 5WA10 5PJ: also in WA10 5WA10 5PL: also in WA10 5WA10 5PN: also in WA10 5WA10 5PQ: also in WA10 5WA10 5PR: also in WA10 5WA10 5PU: also in WA10 5WA10 5PX: also in WA10 5WA10 5PY: also in WA10 5WA10 5PZ: also in WA10 5WA10 5QA: also in WA10 5WA10 5QB: also in WA10 5WA10 5QD: also in WA10 5WA10 5QE: also in WA10 5WA10 5QF: also in WA10 5WA10 5QG: also in WA10 5WA10 5QH: also in WA10 5WA10 5QN: also in WA10 5WA10 5QQ: also in WA10 5WA10 5QS: also in WA10 5WA10 5QT: also in WA10 5WA10 5QU: also in WA10 5WA10 5QW: also in WA10 5WA10 5QX: also in WA10 5WA10 5RG: also in WA10 5 School 1.0 kmSchool 2.2 kmGP 2.5 kmEccleston WA10 5LB Map of WA10 5LB and what is near it Map of WA10 5LB: its centre point, with the 194 other postcodes in the WA10 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.0 kmGP 2.5 kmEccleston WA10 5LB
  • WA10 5LB
  • Other postcodes in WA10 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4597, longitude -2.7823)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WA10 5LB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WA10 5LB?

Every home and business at WA10 5LB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WA10 5LB 100% St. Helens 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WA10 5LB 100% St. Helens 99%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WA10 5LB?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for WA10 5LB.

Check the bin days for WA10 5LB on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WA10 5LB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WA10 5LB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across St. Helens

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WA10 5LB: 2,114 properties in St. Helens are at high risk (2.2% of all its properties). All the figures for St. Helens

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WA10 5LB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WA10 5LB?

Homes in WA10 5 sold for a typical £259,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 68 sales, down 4.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£259,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£272,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £357,250 19 sales
  • Semi-detached £251,250 38 sales
  • Terraced £195,000 11 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WA10 district: a typical £172,000 from 423 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WA10 5LB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WA10 5LB from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WA10 5LB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 600 homes in the neighbourhood around WA10 5LB. The largest share of them, 50%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (86%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WA10 5LB

Band D in St. Helens for 2026‑27: £2,403. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,869 (band B) to £3,472 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,403.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,602
Band Babout 50 (8%)£1,869
Band Cabout 200 (33%)£2,136
Band Dabout 300 (50%)£2,403
Band Eabout 40 (7%)£2,937
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,472
Band Gwithheld£4,006
Band Hfewer than 5£4,807

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 86% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for St. Helens before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WA10 5LB is in (ONS area E01006823), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WA10 5LB?

The nearest open schools to WA10 5LB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA10 5LB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WA10 5LB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA10 5LB is Thatto Heath Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Thatto Heath Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Eccleston Park Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Howards Lane, 58 m away.

More stations near WA10 5LB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WA10 5LB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA10 5LB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WA10 5LB?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of WA10 5LB on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WA10 5LB?

The nearest to the centre of WA10 5LB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WA10 5LB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WA10 5LB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA10 5LB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WA10 5LB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA10 5LB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

  • Hollowood Chemists Mon to Wed 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Thu 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 5:30pm; Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01744 20879 1.2 kmWalk
  • Ashcroft Chemist Mon to Wed 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Thu 9am to 1pm; Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 5pm; Sun closed · Phone 01744 25674 1.9 kmCycle
  • Jacksons Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 5:30pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01744 453272 2.1 kmCycle

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WA10 5LB?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA10 5LB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WA10 5LB in a conservation area?

The centre of WA10 5LB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WA10 5LB?

Police.uk records 42 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA10 5LB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences23 reports
Public order4 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Other theft4 reports
Burglary2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report

Also: vehicle crime 1, shoplifting 1, drugs 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WA10 5LB

Ward
Eccleston
Parish
Eccleston
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
St Helens
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WA10 5LA20 mWA10 5FN90 mWA10 5JX120 mWA10 5JZ150 mWA10 5HA150 mWA10 5HJ160 m
All of WA10

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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