Postcode WA10 4QS (St. Helens)

Map showing WA10 4QS and nearby postcodes

The postcode WA10 4QS is located in St. Helens, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in January 1995 and is an active postcode. WA10 4QS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WA10 4QS is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.8 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 WA10 4QS as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.

The closest road name to WA10 4QS is Washbrook Close which is centered 34 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Washbrook Close and is 63 m away. The closest railway station is Thatto Heath Rail Station, 2.47 km away.

The closest primary school to WA10 4QS (for ages 11 and under) is Bleak Hill Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on November 7, 2006. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Cowley International College. The last OFSTED inspection on November 24, 2021 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of WA10 4QS is Seven Stars Inn and is 179 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on October 22, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Fantastico and is 543 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on July 13, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 59 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.8 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WA10 4QS 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 WA10 4QS and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WA10 4QS, and the approximate distance away.

Washbrook Close 34 m
Millbrook Lane 77 m
B5201 113 m
Cranston Close 148 m
Wokefield Way 173 m
Crockett's Walk 180 m
Kiln Close 213 m
Ansdell Drive 214 m
Gunning Close 291 m
Daresbury Road 297 m
Gunning Avenue 310 m
Long Meadow 313 m
Clarke's Crescent 316 m
Brookside Avenue 327 m
Davy Close 340 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WA10 4QS

Introduction January 1995
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 WA10 4QS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
De La Salle School Requires improvement
(February 5, 2020)
321 m
Bleak Hill Primary School Outstanding
(November 7, 2006)
616 m
St Julie's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(October 17, 2013)
787 m
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Good
(March 4, 2020)
974 m
Eccleston Mere Primary School Good
(October 7, 2021)
988 m
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street Good
(July 9, 2021)
992 m
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School Good
(February 21, 2017)
1.01 km
Rivington Primary School Outstanding
(October 12, 2011)
1.34 km
Cowley International College Good
(November 24, 2021)
1.59 km
Carmel College Outstanding
(May 3, 2019)
1.8 km
St Mary & St Thomas' CofE Primary School Outstanding
(February 27, 2019)
1.81 km
St Helens College Requires improvement
(January 17, 2020)
2.04 km
This Is My Education - TIME 2.31 km
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Good
(October 13, 2021)
2.57 km
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens Outstanding
(January 26, 2022)
2.59 km
Thatto Heath Community Primary School Good
(September 27, 2018)
2.76 km
St Austin's Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(July 18, 2018)
2.82 km
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School 2.85 km
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School Outstanding
(January 15, 2015)
3.1 km
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(July 2, 2014)
3.31 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WA10 4QS - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Johns House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 26, 2019
150 m
McColls Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 26, 2017
179 m
Seven Stars Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 22, 2018
179 m
bocboc Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 16, 2021
263 m
De La Salle Rc High School School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 18, 2019
321 m
Chalkeys Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 13, 2020
334 m
Greenall Whitley Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
July 4, 2018
334 m
Best One Retailers - other 2
Needs Improvement
April 29, 2019
370 m
The Village Home and Garden Retailers - other Exempt
January 29, 2018
479 m
Whistles Tea Room Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
June 4, 2019
479 m
Planet Kids Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
October 19, 2021
488 m
Fantastico Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
July 13, 2021
543 m
One Stop Retailers - other 4
Good
August 18, 2017
543 m
Waterfields Retailers - other 4
Good
December 10, 2021
543 m
Bleak Hill Infant & Junior School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
616 m
Bleak Hill Out of School Club School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 12, 2019
616 m
Galloways Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 21, 2019
682 m
Hollowood Chemists Retailers - other Exempt
December 19, 2019
682 m
Sainsbury's Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
December 18, 2018
682 m
Subway Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 23, 2019
682 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WA10 4QS - Data from Apr 2022

Washbrook Close Bus Stop/Station 63 m
Crocketts Walk Bus Stop/Station 87 m
Kiln Lane Bus Stop/Station 170 m
Millbrook Lane Bus Stop/Station 223 m
Bleak Hill Road Bus Stop/Station 238 m
Crab Street Taxi Rank 1.85 km
Ormskirk Street Taxi Rank 2.13 km
Westfield Street Taxi Rank 2.13 km
Thatto Heath Rail Station Rail 2.47 km
Thatto Heath Rail Station Rail 2.5 km
St Helens Central Rail Station Rail 2.72 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 14.55 km
Terminal Two Access Air 34.17 km
Terminal Two Access Air 34.22 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WA10 4QS - Data from Dec 2021

Mill Dam Inland Water 533 m
Mill Wood Woodland Or Forest 544 m
Eccleston Top Dam Inland Water 879 m
Eccleston Bottom Dam Inland Water 902 m
Bleak Hill Hill Or Mountain 943 m
Old Joans Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.24 km
Big Dam Inland Water 1.24 km
Eccleston Mere Inland Water 1.31 km
Mere Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.61 km
Potter's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.82 km
Hall Coppice Woodland Or Forest 1.86 km
Broom Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.9 km
Eccleston Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.91 km
Sale's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.11 km
Moss Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.14 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WA10 4QS - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 71.1 Mbps 59 Mbps 78.89 Mbps
Upload 19.3 Mbps 14.8 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6.7 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 100% 70.1 17.8
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

19 meters consuming 246,614 kWh - mean 12,980 kWh : median 12,138 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

19 meters consuming 77,641 kWh - mean 4,086 kWh : median 3,000 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WA10 4QS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.45829700
Longitude -2.77063600
OS Easting 348928
OS Northing 0396004
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
25964
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 St Helens BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006493
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
St. Helens 009
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
St. Helens 009C
Output Area / Small Area 6B3