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WA10 postcode area · St. Helens

The WA10 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Knowsley, St. Helens. Area Scores range from 1 to 93 across them. Every full WA10 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WA10 district: Eccleston scores 94 out of 100 (#423 of 6,856 nationally) while Town Centre East & Fingerpost sits at 2 — neighbours on the map, 92 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 6 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £117,250 in Town Centre East & Fingerpost to £275,000 in Eccleston — a 2.3× gap within the WA10 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Knowsley and St. Helens — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,080a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime113per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied61%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WA10 district

£175,000median home sold over the past year · +25.0% over 5 years · +1.4% over the year · 482 sales
Detached£347,125
Semi-detached£222,500
Terraced£125,000
Flat£89,950
St. Helens£190,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
EcclestonSt. Helens 42394 £275,000
Eccleston ParkSt. Helens 1,86373 £230,000
Nutgrove & Lea GreenSt. Helens 3,76145 £188,500
Windle & Denton's GreenSt. Helens 4,15939 £238,000
West ParkSt. Helens 5,13225 £140,000
Moss BankSt. Helens 5,29723 £180,000
Knowsley Village & SouthdeneKnowsley 6,3667 £157,000
Thatto HeathSt. Helens 6,4216 £220,000
Town Centre WestSt. Helens 6,6822 £130,000
Town Centre East & FingerpostSt. Helens 6,7302 £117,250

People living in WA10 Census 2021

Residents82,359
Median age (est.)42
Density1,336per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above27%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 22%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 14%Other: 13%
One person 34%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Elementary13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades10%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 63% · No religion 31% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in WA10

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WA10 district.

Eccleston Town Centre

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WA10.

WA9 WA11 L34 L35 L36 L28 L32 WA8

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.