WN4 0SF postcode in Ashton-in-Makerfield, St. Helens

WN4 0SF is a postcode in Ashton-in-Makerfield, in the Billinge & Seneley Green ward of St. Helens. It is in the St Helens North 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 WN4 0SF can get it Across St. Helens: 97% Typical price £199,995 Homes sold in WN4 0, last 12 months. ▲ 14.3% on the year before Nearest station Garswood 300 m in a straight line

Where WN4 0SF is, and what is near it

Map of WN4 0SF and what is near it Map of WN4 0SF: its centre point, with the 192 other postcodes in the WN4 0 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WN4 0AD: also in WN4 0WN4 0AS: also in WN4 0WN4 0AT: also in WN4 0WN4 0AU: also in WN4 0WN4 0AX: also in WN4 0WN4 0AY: also in WN4 0WN4 0AZ: also in WN4 0WN4 0BA: also in WN4 0WN4 0BF: also in WN4 0WN4 0BH: also in WN4 0WN4 0LH: also in WN4 0WN4 0LN: also in WN4 0WN4 0LP: also in WN4 0WN4 0LR: also in WN4 0WN4 0LS: also in WN4 0WN4 0LT: also in WN4 0WN4 0LU: also in WN4 0WN4 0LW: also in WN4 0WN4 0LZ: also in WN4 0WN4 0NA: also in WN4 0WN4 0NB: also in WN4 0WN4 0ND: also in WN4 0WN4 0NG: also in WN4 0WN4 0NP: also in WN4 0WN4 0PA: also in WN4 0WN4 0PW: also in WN4 0WN4 0PX: also in WN4 0WN4 0PY: also in WN4 0WN4 0PZ: also in WN4 0WN4 0QA: also in WN4 0WN4 0QB: also in WN4 0WN4 0QD: also in WN4 0WN4 0QF: also in WN4 0WN4 0QG: also in WN4 0WN4 0QJ: also in WN4 0WN4 0QL: also in WN4 0WN4 0QN: also in WN4 0WN4 0QP: also in WN4 0WN4 0QR: also in WN4 0WN4 0QS: also in WN4 0WN4 0QT: also in WN4 0WN4 0QU: also in WN4 0WN4 0QW: also in WN4 0WN4 0QX: also in WN4 0WN4 0QY: also in WN4 0WN4 0QZ: also in WN4 0WN4 0RB: also in WN4 0WN4 0RD: also in WN4 0WN4 0RE: also in WN4 0WN4 0RF: also in WN4 0WN4 0RG: also in WN4 0WN4 0RH: also in WN4 0WN4 0RJ: also in WN4 0WN4 0RL: also in WN4 0WN4 0RN: also in WN4 0WN4 0RP: also in WN4 0WN4 0RQ: also in WN4 0WN4 0RR: also in WN4 0WN4 0RS: also in WN4 0WN4 0RT: also in WN4 0WN4 0RU: also in WN4 0WN4 0RW: also in WN4 0WN4 0RX: also in WN4 0WN4 0RY: also in WN4 0WN4 0SA: also in WN4 0WN4 0SB: also in WN4 0WN4 0SD: also in WN4 0WN4 0SE: also in WN4 0WN4 0SG: also in WN4 0WN4 0SH: also in WN4 0WN4 0SJ: also in WN4 0WN4 0SL: also in WN4 0WN4 0SN: also in WN4 0WN4 0SP: also in WN4 0WN4 0SQ: also in WN4 0WN4 0SR: also in WN4 0WN4 0SS: also in WN4 0WN4 0ST: also in WN4 0WN4 0SU: also in WN4 0WN4 0SW: also in WN4 0WN4 0SY: also in WN4 0WN4 0SZ: also in WN4 0WN4 0TA: also in WN4 0WN4 0TB: also in WN4 0WN4 0TT: also in WN4 0WN4 0TU: also in WN4 0WN4 0TX: also in WN4 0WN4 0TY: also in WN4 0WN4 0TZ: also in WN4 0WN4 0UA: also in WN4 0WN4 0UB: also in WN4 0WN4 0UD: also in WN4 0WN4 0UE: also in WN4 0WN4 0UF: also in WN4 0WN4 0UG: also in WN4 0WN4 0UH: also in WN4 0WN4 0UQ: also in WN4 0WN4 0UT: also in WN4 0WN4 0UU: also in WN4 0WN4 0XA: also in WN4 0WN4 0XD: also in WN4 0WN4 0XH: also in WN4 0WN4 0XJ: also in WN4 0WN4 0XL: also in WN4 0WN4 0XS: also in WN4 0WN4 0XU: also in WN4 0WN4 0YA: also in WN4 0WN4 0YB: also in WN4 0WN4 0YD: also in WN4 0WN4 0YT: also in WN4 0WN4 0YU: also in WN4 0WN4 0YX: also in WN4 0 Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North WN4 0SF Map of WN4 0SF and what is near it Map of WN4 0SF: its centre point, with the 192 other postcodes in the WN4 0 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North WN4 0SF
  • WN4 0SF
  • Other postcodes in WN4 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 53.4914, longitude -2.6732)

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 WN4 0SF?

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 WN4 0SF?

Every home and business at WN4 0SF can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WN4 0SF 100% St. Helens 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WN4 0SF 100% St. Helens 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 WN4 0SF?

BinDayBuddy does not read St Helens Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

St Helens Council's bin days

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 WN4 0SF 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 WN4 0SF.

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 WN4 0SF: 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 WN4 0SF 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 WN4 0SF?

Homes in WN4 0 sold for a typical £199,995 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 99 sales, up 14.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£199,995 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£175,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 14.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £325,000 17 sales
  • Semi-detached £199,748 60 sales
  • Terraced £167,500 20 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole WN4 district: a typical £199,995 from 299 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 WN4 0SF

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in WN4 0SF from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 30 October 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

Food hygiene ratings at WN4 0SF

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at WN4 0SF. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WN4 0SF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 610 homes in the neighbourhood around WN4 0SF. Over half of them (62%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (71%). 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 WN4 0SF

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 £1,602 (band A) to £2,937 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,136.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 110 (18%)£1,602
Band Babout 40 (7%)£1,869
Band Cabout 380 (62%)£2,136
Band Dabout 70 (11%)£2,403
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£2,937
Band Fwithheld£3,472
Band Gwithheld£4,006
Band Hfewer than 5£4,807

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 71% 1965 to 1982
  6. 2% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 WN4 0SF is in (ONS area E01006809), 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 WN4 0SF?

The nearest open schools to WN4 0SF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WN4 0SF, 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 WN4 0SF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WN4 0SF is Garswood Rail Station, 300 metres away in a straight line.

  • Garswood Rail Station Railway station 300 mWalk
  • Bryn Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Forres Grove, 181 m away.

More stations near WN4 0SF, 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 WN4 0SF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WN4 0SF, 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 WN4 0SF?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WN4 0SF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Fastned Charging point · 6 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 300 kW 2.2 kmCycle
  • BeEV Charging point · 6 chargers 2.5 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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 WN4 0SF?

The nearest to the centre of WN4 0SF, 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 WN4 0SF?

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 WN4 0SF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WN4 0SF, 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 WN4 0SF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WN4 0SF, 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.

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 WN4 0SF?

The nearest vets to the centre of WN4 0SF 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 WN4 0SF in a conservation area?

The centre of WN4 0SF 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 WN4 0SF?

Police.uk records 18 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WN4 0SF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

The mile also takes in part of Greater Manchester's police force, which has published nothing to Police.uk: crimes there are not in these figures.

Shoplifting7 reports
Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Other theft2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Burglary1 report

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 WN4 0SF

Ward
Billinge & Seneley Green
Parish
Seneley Green
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Ashton-in-Makerfield
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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WN4 0SH60 mWN4 0ST80 mWN4 0SY120 mWN4 0SE140 mWN4 0SG140 mWN4 0SJ140 m
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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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