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WA10 3HN area guide

Who lives in WA10 3HN, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: West Park
Council: St. Helens
Region: North West
Neighbourhood population: 1,360 (2024)

WA10 3HNSt Helens

At a glance

What WA10 3HN is like

WA10 3HN is a postcode in the West Park area of St. Helens. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,360 people. 72.7% of households own their home, 18% rent privately and 9.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 52.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average. Homes in WA10 3 sold for a median of £165,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How WA10 3HN compares

Headline figures for WA10 3HN, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 24.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£165,000

Median over 105 sales in WA10 3, +9.3% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 36 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

71%

Rated good or better across 7 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£38,529

Average annual income before tax, higher than 8% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where WA10 3HN differs most from the national average.

01
Prices risingPositive
The median sale price in WA10 3 is up 9.3% on the year before.
02
An older population
23.4% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
72.7% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

WA10 3HN FAQs

Is WA10 3HN a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 24.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 71% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in WA10 3HN?

The median sale price over the last year was £165,000.

Homes in WA10 3 sold for a median of £165,000 across 105 sales in the year to August 2026, +9.3% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is WA10 3HN safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around WA10 3HN, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in WA10 3HN?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.1% of residents. 72.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (31.8%).

Which council covers WA10 3HN?

The local authority for WA10 3HN is St. Helens.

WA10 3HN comes under St. Helens in the North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is WA10 3HN?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 36 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Thatto Heath Rail Station, 0.5 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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