Postcode L34 2QY (St. Helens)

Map showing L34 2QY and nearby postcodes

The postcode L34 2QY is located in St. Helens, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. L34 2QY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

L34 2QY is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.2 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of L34 2QY as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.

The closest road name to L34 2QY is Park Avenue which is centered 52 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Valencia Grove and is 115 m away. The closest railway station is Eccleston Park Rail Station, 369 m away.

The closest primary school to L34 2QY (for ages 11 and under) is Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on January 15, 2015.

The local pub for residents of L34 2QY is Whitehead Golf Club - Bar and is 85 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on December 4, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Happy Season and is 815 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on December 12, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 137.6 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 69.2% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 96.2% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps. 3.8% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.1 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for L34 2QY is covered by the Merseyside police force association and Halton and St Helens is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to L34 2QY and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to L34 2QY, and the approximate distance away.

Park Avenue 52 m
West Close 64 m
Ingleholme Gardens 118 m
Central Avenue 142 m
East Close 153 m
Holme Close 210 m
The Paddock 224 m
Orchard Close 227 m
Valencia Grove 232 m
The Woodlands 252 m
Park House Gardens 255 m
Tern Way 274 m
Middlehurst Close 292 m
Forest Grove 306 m
Portico Lane 446 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode L34 2QY

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from L34 2QY - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School Outstanding
(January 15, 2015)
551 m
Evelyn Community Primary School Good
(November 16, 2016)
938 m
Prescot Primary School Requires improvement
(June 13, 2018)
1.05 km
Carmel College Outstanding
(May 3, 2019)
1.17 km
Longton Lane Community Primary School Good
(January 17, 2019)
1.36 km
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School 1.36 km
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Good
(June 12, 2018)
1.37 km
St Austin's Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(July 18, 2018)
1.48 km
St Luke's Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(July 4, 2018)
1.58 km
Saint Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic Academy 1.77 km
Eccleston Mere Primary School Good
(October 7, 2021)
1.88 km
Thatto Heath Community Primary School Good
(September 27, 2018)
1.92 km
The Prescot School Requires improvement
(October 20, 2021)
2.03 km
St Mary and St Paul's CofE Primary School Good
(July 4, 2017)
2.04 km
Whiston Willis Primary Academy 2.12 km
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(March 15, 2018)
2.29 km
St Ann's Church of England Primary School 2.42 km
De La Salle School Requires improvement
(February 5, 2020)
2.5 km
St Julie's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(October 17, 2013)
2.53 km
Halsnead Primary School Requires improvement
(October 16, 2019)
2.7 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from L34 2QY - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Dillon & Dodds (Whitehead Golf Club) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 24, 2021
85 m
Whitehead Golf Club - Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 4, 2019
85 m
Eccleston Hill Wines Retailers - other 4
Good
August 20, 2021
513 m
Everydayz Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
August 7, 2018
815 m
Happy Season Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
December 12, 2018
815 m
Co-Op Retailers - other 4
Good
November 30, 2021
885 m
Subway Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 30, 2021
885 m
Your Local Pantry at St Matthews Other catering premises Awaiting Inspection
1.17 km
Bazza's Breakfast Bar Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
March 27, 2019
1.17 km
Carmel College School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 1, 2022
1.17 km
West Park Rugby Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 15, 2017
1.17 km
Whitehead Nursery School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 19, 2020
1.19 km
Whitehead Primary School Kitchen School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 19, 2020
1.19 km
Playaway Playgroup Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
January 26, 2022
1.3 km
The Gobbins Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 13, 2022
1.3 km
The Rinkha Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 28, 2021
1.3 km
Platform 3 Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 2, 2021
1.31 km
Whitehead Youth Centre Other catering premises Exempt
June 13, 2017
1.31 km
Grange Park Golf Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
August 23, 2017
1.34 km
Everydayz Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
February 6, 2020
1.38 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to L34 2QY - Data from Apr 2022

Valencia Grove Bus Stop/Station 115 m
Valencia Grove Bus Stop/Station 145 m
Park Avenue Bus Stop/Station 212 m
Scholes Lane Bus Stop/Station 226 m
Tern Way Bus Stop/Station 267 m
Scotchbarn Lane Taxi Rank 1.02 km
Green Dragon Taxi Rank 1.43 km
Eccleston Street Taxi Rank 1.49 km
Eccleston Park Rail Station Rail 369 m
Eccleston Park Rail Station Rail 387 m
Thatto Heath Rail Station Rail 1.52 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 11.8 km
Terminal Two Access Air 34.18 km
Terminal Two Access Air 34.23 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to L34 2QY - Data from Dec 2021

Gorse Plantation Woodland Or Forest 777 m
Broom Covert Woodland Or Forest 906 m
Sale's Wood Woodland Or Forest 947 m
Number 3 Reservoir Inland Water 959 m
Eccleston Hill Hill Or Mountain 985 m
Yates' Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.14 km
Mere Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.27 km
Number 4 Reservoir Inland Water 1.47 km
Thatto Heath Dam Inland Water 1.52 km
Old Joans Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.57 km
Eccleston Mere Inland Water 1.61 km
The Knoll Hill Or Mountain 1.82 km
Singleton's Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.88 km
Big Dam Inland Water 1.9 km
Trap Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.93 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for L34 2QY - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 89.1 Mbps 137.6 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 14.6 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 5.5 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 3.8% 25.7 5
30-300 Mbps 26.9% 94.1 12.1
300+ Mbps 69.2% 428.8 36.8

Gas Consumption

27 meters consuming 537,547 kWh - mean 19,909 kWh : median 19,790 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

27 meters consuming 104,618 kWh - mean 3,875 kWh : median 2,756 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for L34 2QY - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.43409300
Longitude -2.78136600
OS Easting 348186
OS Northing 0393319
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
27423
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Merseyside

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
St Helens South and Whiston
Electoral Ward Eccleston
Local Authority District St. Helens
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Liverpool City Region
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Greater Merseyside

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000013
Travel To Work Area Warrington and Wigan

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Halton and St Helens
Cancer Alliance Cheshire and Merseyside
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Cheshire and Merseyside
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS St Helens CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Semi-detached ageing
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Liverpool BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Prescot BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006532
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
St. Helens 018
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
St. Helens 018C
Output Area / Small Area 6B3