WN5 7JA postcode in Billinge, St. Helens

WN5 7JA is a postcode in Billinge, 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 97% of homes and businesses at WN5 7JA can get it Across St. Helens: 97% Typical price £245,000 Homes sold in WN5 7, last 12 months. ▲ 4.3% on the year before Nearest station Orrell 2.8 km in a straight line

Where WN5 7JA is, and what is near it

Map of WN5 7JA and what is near it Map of WN5 7JA: its centre point, with the 239 other postcodes in the WN5 7 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WN5 7DP: also in WN5 7WN5 7DU: also in WN5 7WN5 7DY: also in WN5 7WN5 7DZ: also in WN5 7WN5 7EA: also in WN5 7WN5 7EB: also in WN5 7WN5 7EG: also in WN5 7WN5 7EH: also in WN5 7WN5 7EJ: also in WN5 7WN5 7EL: also in WN5 7WN5 7EN: also in WN5 7WN5 7EP: also in WN5 7WN5 7EQ: also in WN5 7WN5 7ER: also in WN5 7WN5 7EU: also in WN5 7WN5 7EW: also in WN5 7WN5 7EX: also in WN5 7WN5 7EY: also in WN5 7WN5 7EZ: also in WN5 7WN5 7HA: also in WN5 7WN5 7HB: also in WN5 7WN5 7HD: also in WN5 7WN5 7HE: also in WN5 7WN5 7HF: also in WN5 7WN5 7HQ: also in WN5 7WN5 7HR: also in WN5 7WN5 7HS: also in WN5 7WN5 7HT: also in WN5 7WN5 7HU: also in WN5 7WN5 7HY: also in WN5 7WN5 7HZ: also in WN5 7WN5 7JB: also in WN5 7WN5 7JD: also in WN5 7WN5 7JE: also in WN5 7WN5 7JF: also in WN5 7WN5 7JG: also in WN5 7WN5 7JH: also in WN5 7WN5 7JJ: also in WN5 7WN5 7JL: also in WN5 7WN5 7JN: also in WN5 7WN5 7JP: also in WN5 7WN5 7JQ: also in WN5 7WN5 7JR: also in WN5 7WN5 7JS: also in WN5 7WN5 7JT: also in WN5 7WN5 7JU: also in WN5 7WN5 7JW: also in WN5 7WN5 7JX: also in WN5 7WN5 7JY: also in WN5 7WN5 7JZ: also in WN5 7WN5 7LA: also in WN5 7WN5 7LB: also in WN5 7WN5 7LD: also in WN5 7WN5 7LE: also in WN5 7WN5 7LF: also in WN5 7WN5 7LG: also in WN5 7WN5 7LH: also in WN5 7WN5 7LJ: also in WN5 7WN5 7LL: also in WN5 7WN5 7LN: also in WN5 7WN5 7LP: also in WN5 7WN5 7LQ: also in WN5 7WN5 7LR: also in WN5 7WN5 7LS: also in WN5 7WN5 7LT: also in WN5 7WN5 7LU: also in WN5 7WN5 7LX: also in WN5 7WN5 7LY: also in WN5 7WN5 7LZ: also in WN5 7WN5 7NB: also in WN5 7WN5 7ND: also in WN5 7WN5 7NE: also in WN5 7WN5 7NF: also in WN5 7WN5 7NG: also in WN5 7WN5 7NH: also in WN5 7WN5 7NJ: also in WN5 7WN5 7NL: also in WN5 7WN5 7NN: also in WN5 7WN5 7NP: also in WN5 7WN5 7NR: also in WN5 7WN5 7NS: also in WN5 7WN5 7NT: also in WN5 7WN5 7NU: also in WN5 7WN5 7NW: also in WN5 7WN5 7NX: also in WN5 7WN5 7NY: also in WN5 7WN5 7NZ: also in WN5 7WN5 7PA: also in WN5 7WN5 7PB: also in WN5 7WN5 7PD: also in WN5 7WN5 7PE: also in WN5 7WN5 7PF: also in WN5 7WN5 7PG: also in WN5 7WN5 7PJ: also in WN5 7WN5 7PL: also in WN5 7WN5 7PN: also in WN5 7WN5 7PP: also in WN5 7WN5 7PQ: also in WN5 7WN5 7PR: also in WN5 7WN5 7PS: also in WN5 7WN5 7PT: also in WN5 7WN5 7PU: also in WN5 7WN5 7PX: also in WN5 7WN5 7PY: also in WN5 7WN5 7PZ: also in WN5 7WN5 7QA: also in WN5 7WN5 7QD: also in WN5 7WN5 7QS: also in WN5 7WN5 7TA: also in WN5 7WN5 7TB: also in WN5 7WN5 7TD: also in WN5 7WN5 7TE: also in WN5 7WN5 7TF: also in WN5 7WN5 7TG: also in WN5 7WN5 7TH: also in WN5 7WN5 7TJ: also in WN5 7WN5 7TN: also in WN5 7WN5 7TQ: also in WN5 7WN5 7UA: also in WN5 7WN5 7UB: also in WN5 7WN5 7UD: also in WN5 7WN5 7XR: also in WN5 7WN5 7XS: also in WN5 7WN5 7XX: also in WN5 7WN5 7XZ: also in WN5 7WN5 7YB: also in WN5 7 School 1.6 kmUp Holland High School 2.7 kmGarswood station 2.9 kmSaxena L 3.0 kmBillinge & Seneley Green WN5 7JA Map of WN5 7JA and what is near it Map of WN5 7JA: its centre point, with the 239 other postcodes in the WN5 7 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. School 1.6 kmUp Holland High School 2.7 kmBillinge & Seneley Green WN5 7JA
  • WN5 7JA
  • Other postcodes in WN5 7: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 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 53.5055, longitude -2.7064)

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 WN5 7JA?

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 WN5 7JA?

Every home and business at WN5 7JA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 97% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WN5 7JA 97% St. Helens 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WN5 7JA 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 WN5 7JA?

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 WN5 7JA 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 WN5 7JA.

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 WN5 7JA: 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 WN5 7JA 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 WN5 7JA?

Homes in WN5 7 sold for a typical £245,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 120 sales, up 4.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£245,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£235,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £363,250 30 sales
  • Semi-detached £235,000 70 sales
  • Terraced £225,000 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole WN5 district: a typical £190,000 from 427 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 WN5 7JA

HM Land Registry records 3 standard sales of homes in WN5 7JA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 5 January 2026. The middle sale was £220,000, from £210,000 to £570,000. Across WN5 7, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £245,000. 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

What council tax band are homes near WN5 7JA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 780 homes in the neighbourhood around WN5 7JA. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (36%). 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 WN5 7JA

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 £4,006 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,602.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 220 (28%)£1,602
Band Babout 130 (17%)£1,869
Band Cabout 210 (27%)£2,136
Band Dabout 150 (19%)£2,403
Band Eabout 40 (5%)£2,937
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,472
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,006
Band Hfewer than 5£4,807

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 26% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 36% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 WN5 7JA is in (ONS area E01006802), 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 WN5 7JA?

The nearest open schools to WN5 7JA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WN5 7JA, 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 WN5 7JA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WN5 7JA is Orrell Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Orrell Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
  • Garswood Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Longshaw House, 32 m away.

More stations near WN5 7JA, 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 WN5 7JA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WN5 7JA, 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 WN5 7JA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of WN5 7JA 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 WN5 7JA?

The nearest to the centre of WN5 7JA, 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 WN5 7JA?

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 WN5 7JA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WN5 7JA, 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 WN5 7JA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WN5 7JA, 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 WN5 7JA?

The nearest vets to the centre of WN5 7JA 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 WN5 7JA in a conservation area?

The centre of WN5 7JA is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 WN5 7JA?

Police.uk records 18 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WN5 7JA 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.

Violence and sexual offences5 reports
Public order4 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Vehicle crime1 report
Possession of weapons1 report

Also: 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 WN5 7JA

Ward
Billinge & Seneley Green
Parish
Billinge Chapel End
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Billinge
Rural or urban
Larger rural, 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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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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