1A ISLANDS BROW, ST. HELENS, WA11
- Land size
- 0.38 acres
Key Features
- PROMINENT LOCATION JUST OUTSIDE OF ST. HELENS TOWN CENTRE
- ACCOMMODATION – CIRCA 0.38 ACRES
- SUITABLE FOR MULTIPLE USES SUBJECT TO THE RELEVANT PLANNING BEING ACHIEVED
- BROWNFIELD SITE, PREVIOUSLY COMMERCIALLY DEVELOPED, IDEAL FOR STORAGE, COMMERCIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AT PRESENT. RESIDENTIAL WOULD REQUIRE PLANNING PERMISSION
- POPULAR COMMERCIAL LOCATION
- CLOSE TO AMENITIES
- EXCELLENT TRANSPORT LINKS
Description
1A ISLANDS BROW, ST. HELENS, WA11 9PW
PROMINENT LOCATION JUST OUTSIDE OF ST. HELENS TOWN CENTRE
ACCOMMODATION – CIRCA 0.38 ACRES
SUITABLE FOR MULTIPLE USES SUBJECT TO THE RELEVANT PLANNING BEING ACHIEVED
BROWNFIELD SITE, PREVIOUSLY COMMERCIALLY DEVELOPED, IDEAL FOR STORAGE, COMMERCIAL AND LIGHT INDUSTRIAL AT PRESENT. RESIDENTIAL WOULD REQUIRE PLANNING PERMISSION
POPULAR COMMERCIAL LOCATION
CLOSE TO AMENITIES
EXCELLENT TRANSPORT LINKS
LOCATION
SITUATED IN A SOUGHT-AFTER RESIDENTIAL POSITION ON ISLANDS BROW, THIS PROPERTY ENJOYS A CONVENIENT LOCATION ON THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF ST HELENS, OFFERING AN EXCELLENT BALANCE OF PEACEFUL SURROUNDINGS AND EVERYDAY CONVENIENCE. A WIDE RANGE OF LOCAL SHOPS, SUPERMARKETS, CAFÉS, SCHOOLS AND LEISURE FACILITIES ARE ALL WITHIN EASY REACH. FOR COMMUTERS, THE PROPERTY IS IDEALLY POSITIONED WITH EXCELLENT ACCESS TO THE A580 EAST LANCASHIRE ROAD, M6, M62 AND M57 MOTORWAY NETWORKS, PROVIDING CONVENIENT LINKS TO LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, WARRINGTON AND THE WIDER NORTH WEST. NEARBY RAILWAY STATIONS OFFER REGULAR SERVICES TO REGIONAL AND NATIONAL DESTINATIONS, MAKING THIS AN IDEAL BASE FOR THOSE WHO TRAVEL FOR WORK OR LEISURE
TENURE
999 YEAR LONG LEASEHOLD FROM 12TH NOVEMBER 1854
LEGAL COSTS
EACH PARTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THEIR OWN LEGAL COSTS
PRICE
OFFERS IN THE REGION OF £275,000 (WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS NO VAT PAYABLE)
Map Location
Property details
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- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-09-22
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1 Gbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Merton Bank Primary School613 metresOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 193
- Type
- Community school
- Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens847 metresOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 229
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Ashurst Primary School936 metresOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 216
- Type
- Community school
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School950 metresOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 197
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School982 metresOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 197
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy0.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 549
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Cowley International College1.2 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,514
- Type
- Community school
- St Cuthbert's Catholic High School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 897
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Outwood Academy Haydock1.8 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 791
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- De La Salle School2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,180
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Also mapped within the area searched, about 30 metres around the pin: Flood Zone 2 from about 10 metres and Flood Zone 3 from about 10 metres.
Higher risk nearbySurface water
Also mapped within the area searched, about 30 metres around the pin: a 1 in 30 or greater chance each year from about 10 metres.
Higher risk nearbyThese bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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Listing agent
Read Property Associates, Warrington
Suite 1, Oak Tree Barn, Hatton Lane, Stretton, Warrington, WA4 4BX
Contact Read Property Associates, Warrington
Suite 1, Oak Tree Barn, Hatton Lane, Stretton, Warrington, WA4 4BX
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