100% FREE

Potteries Way, Rainford, St Helens

MyStreetCheck free street report: Potteries Way, Rainford, St Helens · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/st-helens-merseyside/potteries-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for WA11 8GP.

Average price (last 12 months)
£425,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2022)
£354,348
46 sales
Price range
£249k – £490k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
1 Apr 2026
WA11 8GP

Free, no sign-up. Other sites charge up to £25.

At a glance

House prices£425k average112% above the St Helens average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 4 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station15 min walkRainford station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 50 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

46 property sales on Potteries Way, Rainford, St Helens have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2022. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £425,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £379,973. Average sale prices rose from £347,828 in 2022 to £425,000 in 2026 (+22%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 112% above the St Helens average of £200,790 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2022; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 76% detached, 24% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Potteries Way range from £249,495 to £490,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 277 streets in St Helens with at least two sales in the last year, Potteries Way ranks 5th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on Potteries Way compared

Potteries Way£425,000
WA11 postcode area£210,547
St Helens£200,790
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all WA11 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2022: £347,828 (18 sales)2022£348k2023: £360,100 (19 sales)2023£360k2024: £310,438 (5 sales)2024£310k2025: £397,500 (2 sales)2025£398k2026: £425,000 (2 sales)2026£425k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 50 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached35£379,9731 Apr 2026
Semi-detached11£272,81414 Aug 2025

Sold prices on Potteries Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
48, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 1 Apr 2026£430,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 6 Feb 2026£420,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 14 Aug 2025£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 11 Jul 2025£208,453 TerracedFreehold
1, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 28 Feb 2025£490,000 Detached New buildFreehold
14, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 19 Dec 2024£368,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 6 Dec 2024£260,000 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
3, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 13 Sep 2024£297,495 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
29, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 12 Apr 2024£319,995 Detached New buildFreehold
31, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 8 Mar 2024£306,700 Detached New buildFreehold
8, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 15 Dec 2023£395,995 Detached New buildFreehold
25, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 8 Dec 2023£285,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
2, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 24 Nov 2023£438,995 Detached New buildFreehold
33, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 7 Nov 2023£319,495 Detached New buildFreehold
44, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 3 Nov 2023£473,495 Detached New buildFreehold
56, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 6 Oct 2023£94,948 Terraced New buildFreehold
58, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 6 Oct 2023£64,798 Terraced New buildFreehold
23, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 29 Sep 2023£277,495 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
54, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 29 Sep 2023£97,197 Terraced New buildFreehold
27, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 15 Sep 2023£399,995 Detached New buildFreehold
52, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 15 Sep 2023£306,995 Detached New buildFreehold
21, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 25 Aug 2023£277,495 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
48, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 25 Aug 2023£397,495 Detached New buildFreehold
46, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 18 Aug 2023£456,495 Detached New buildFreehold
50, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 11 Aug 2023£365,995 Detached New buildFreehold
42, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 23 Jun 2023£389,495 Detached New buildFreehold
40, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 16 Jun 2023£355,495 Detached New buildFreehold
38, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 9 Jun 2023£379,995 Detached New buildFreehold
17, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 17 Feb 2023£429,995 Detached New buildFreehold
32, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 17 Feb 2023£272,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
15, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 10 Feb 2023£335,995 Detached New buildFreehold
11, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 20 Jan 2023£281,995 Detached New buildFreehold
36, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 4 Nov 2022£436,995 Detached New buildFreehold
34, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 2 Nov 2022£264,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
30, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 21 Oct 2022£374,995 Detached New buildFreehold
18, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 20 Oct 2022£429,995 Detached New buildFreehold
28, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 14 Oct 2022£289,995 Detached New buildFreehold
16, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 9 Sep 2022£429,995 Detached New buildFreehold
26, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 9 Sep 2022£335,995 Detached New buildFreehold
24, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 26 Aug 2022£369,995 Detached New buildFreehold
20, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 1 Aug 2022£249,495 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
22, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 29 Jul 2022£249,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold
14, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 22 Jul 2022£330,995 Detached New buildFreehold
12, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 15 Jul 2022£330,995 Detached New buildFreehold
9, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 8 Jul 2022£419,995 Detached New buildFreehold
10, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 10 Jun 2022£362,995 Detached New buildFreehold
7, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 1 Jun 2022£362,995 Detached New buildFreehold
4, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 14 Apr 2022£330,995 Detached New buildFreehold
6, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 8 Apr 2022£429,495 Detached New buildFreehold
5, Potteries Way WA11 8GP 11 Mar 2022£259,995 Semi-detached New buildFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
48, Potteries Way £397,495 (Aug 2023) → £430,000 (Apr 2026) +8%
over 3 yrs
10, Potteries Way £362,995 (Jun 2022) → £420,000 (Feb 2026) +16%
over 4 yrs
34, Potteries Way £264,995 (Nov 2022) → £305,000 (Aug 2025) +15%
over 3 yrs
54, Potteries Way £97,197 (Sep 2023) → £208,453 (Jul 2025) +114%
over 2 yrs
14, Potteries Way £330,995 (Jul 2022) → £368,000 (Dec 2024) +11%
over 2 yrs

Buying on Potteries Way?

Stamp duty calculator

Mortgage calculator

Crime and flood risk near Potteries Way

Crime

15 crimes were reported within about a mile of Potteries Way in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

12345678910

Lower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences8
Anti-social behaviour2
Other theft2
Public order2
Shoplifting1

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Potteries Way is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Sankey catchment with St Helens and Warrington Flood alert area
  • Rainford Brook at Rainford North Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Potteries Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
A.R.T.S. Education 22 pupils Other independent special school 11–17 Report 0.1 mi
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School 127 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School 217 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.5 mi
Rainford High School 1,646 pupils Secondary 11–18 Report 0.5 mi
Rainford CofE Primary School 230 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Crawford Village Primary School 79 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 2.0 mi
Bickerstaffe CofE Primary School and Nursery 90 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 2.4 mi
Hope High School 108 pupils Community special school 11–16 Report 2.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Rainford station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • Upholland station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Headbolt Lane station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Randle Brook Court (adj, Ormskirk Road) 2 min walk
  • Eden Avenue (adj, Ormskirk Road) 2 min walk
  • Dairy Farm Road (opp, Ormskirk Road) 3 min walk
  • Dairy Farm Road (adj, Ormskirk Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Kenneth Macrae Med Centre
    32 Church Road, Rainford, St. Helens · 0.7 mi
  • Rainford Health Centre
    17 Higher Lane, Rainford, St Helens · 0.8 mi
  • Excel Primary Care
    Birleywood Health Centre, Birleywood, Skelmersdale · 2.7 mi
  • Dr A Bisarya
    Sandy Lane, Skelmersdale · 3.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Rainford · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Skelmersdale Birleywood · 2.6 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Westgate, Skelmersdale · 2.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Westgate · 2.9 mi

Pharmacies

  • Well · 0.6 mi
  • Well · 0.7 mi
  • Chemist4u · 2.1 mi

Dentists

  • Rainford Orthodontic Practice · 0.6 mi
  • Rainford Dental Surgery Ltd · 0.9 mi
  • Digmour Dental Practice · 2.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

12345678910

This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income5 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services6 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned71.5%62.5%
Private rented12.7%20.3%
Social rented15.7%17.1%
Households597

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.7%64.1%
Aged 65+29.0%18.6%
Residents1,347

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks91%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks95%92%

Share of homes across St. Helens with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Potteries Way

Loading energy certificates…

Who lives around Potteries Way

Ethnic group

HereSt Helens
White96.9%96.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.6%1.1%
Other ethnic group0.6%0.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.4%0.4%

Religion

HereSt Helens
Christian67.9%62.3%
No religion26.7%31.2%
Not answered4%4.7%
Muslim1%0.7%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%
Hindu0.1%0.3%
Other religion0.1%0.4%
Jewish0%0%

Country of birth

HereSt Helens
Born in the UK96.4%95%
Born outside the UK3.6%5%

Highest qualification

HereSt Helens
Level 4 qualifications and above30.7%27.2%
No qualifications19.7%21.4%
Level 3 qualifications15.3%17.4%
Level 2 qualifications14.5%14.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.4%10.4%
Apprenticeship8%6.5%
Other qualifications2.4%2.6%

General health

HereSt Helens
Very good health45.2%45.2%
Good health30.1%32.7%
Fair health16.5%14.6%
Bad health6.5%5.8%
Very bad health1.7%1.7%

Cars or vans per household

HereSt Helens
1 car or van in household43.6%42.3%
2 cars or vans in household30.2%27.1%
No cars or vans in household16.6%23.2%
3 or more cars or vans in household9.7%7.4%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of St Helens.

Planning and heritage near Potteries Way

Checking conservation areas, listed buildings and other designations…

Noise, radon and ground hazards

Checking…

Planning applications near Potteries Way

Recent planning applications around Potteries Way from the council's planning register. Choose how far to look:

Checking recent planning applications…

Thinking of selling on Potteries Way?

Get a free valuation

Local estate agents will value your home for free, with no obligation.

What's my home worth?

Get an instant estimate from what you paid and how prices in St Helens have moved since.

Estimate my home's value

Council tax here

St Helens Band D is £2,403 a year (Band A £1,602). See every band.

What's it like living on Potteries Way?

No reviews yet. Live here, or used to? Be the first to say what it's like.

Write a review of Potteries Way

Reviews are checked before they appear. Please don't name individuals or include personal details.

Nearby streets in WA11

See all streets in St Helens All streets in WA11

You might also like

Most expensive streets in St HelensWhere the priciest homes in St Helens sellCheapest streets in St HelensThe most affordable streets in St HelensHouse prices in St HelensHow much prices have risenCouncil tax in St HelensEvery band for this yearWhat's my house worth?A free estimate from what you paidMoving costs calculatorStamp duty, fees and removals in one totalRent vs buy in St HelensIs buying cheaper than renting here?Where can I afford?Other streets at this price