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WA6 0DS

Helsby · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Frodsham
Ward
Helsby
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
WA6
Postcode sector
WA6 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA6 0DU 43 m
WA6 0DT 50 m
WA6 0DX 63 m
WA6 0DP 85 m
WA6 0DW 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA6 0DS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA6
Postcode sector
WA6 0
Latitude
53.264836
Longitude
-2.772129
British National Grid easting
348,596
British National Grid northing
374,481

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Cheshire West and Chester · E06000050
Electoral ward
Helsby · E05012220
Parish or community
E04011112
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00094366
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 015B · E01018695
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 015 · E02003877

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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
20, Robin Hood Lane, Helsby, Frodsham, WA6 0DS 25 June 2021 £245,000
16, Robin Hood Lane, Helsby, Frodsham, WA6 0DS 23 June 2017 £175,000
28, Robin Hood Lane, Helsby, Frodsham, WA6 0DS 11 November 2016 £175,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
6
Secondary
1

  1. Horn's Mill Primary School

    Community school

    380 m

  2. Alvanley and Manley Village School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  3. Helsby Hillside Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
170
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 81
  • Public order 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Other crime 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

13 female, 13 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.6
WA6 0 residents
4,256

Age bands in WA6 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

647 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

397 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

1,061 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

1,137 residents

Age 65 and over
22.6%

949 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA6 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • HELSBY HEALTH CENTRE

    LOWER ROBIN HOOD LANE, HELSBY, FRODSHAM, WA6 0BW

    ODS code N81005

    637 m

  • PRINCEWAY SURGERIES

    PRINCEWAY HEALTH CENTRE, FRODSHAM, WA6 6RX

    ODS code N81030

    4.4 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tesco

    BCT · Helsby

    0.1 miles

  • Tesco

    BCT · Helsby

    0.1 miles

  • Three Ways Garage

    BCT · Helsby

    0.1 miles

  • Linden Drive

    BCT · Helsby

    0.2 miles

  • Three Ways Garage

    BCT · Helsby

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 015B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,936 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

8 open schools are in scope, including 6 primary and 1 secondary schools. Horn's Mill Primary School is the nearest published school at 380 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

170 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 81 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.