WA6 0FG

Helsby · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Frodsham
Ward
Helsby
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
WA6
Postcode sector
WA6 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA6 0FW 60 m
WA6 0FX 64 m
WA6 0FS 69 m
WA6 0FF 73 m
WA6 0FU 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA6 0FG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA6
Postcode sector
WA6 0
Latitude
53.266546
Longitude
-2.774603
British National Grid easting
348,433
British National Grid northing
374,673

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Electoral ward
Helsby · E05012220
Parish or community
E04011112
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00094368
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 015B · E01018695
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 015 · E02003877

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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36 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
21, Mere View, Helsby, Frodsham, WA6 0FG 29 May 2026 £192,500
6, Mere View, Helsby, Frodsham, WA6 0FG 18 July 2025 £130,000
16, Mere View, Helsby, Frodsham, WA6 0FG 10 May 2024 £78,000

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

    524 m
  2. Alvanley and Manley Village School

    Community school

    1.4 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
175
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 82
  • Public order 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Other crime 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

13 female, 14 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
1.4
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+
18.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
18.2%
Gigabit-capable
18.2%
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

    516 m

  • PRINCEWAY SURGERIES

    PRINCEWAY HEALTH CENTRE, FRODSHAM, WA6 6RX

    ODS code N81030

    4.3 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
  • Crossland Terrace

    BCT · Helsby

    0.2 miles
  • Three Ways Garage

    BCT · Helsby

    0.2 miles
  • Three Ways Garage

    BCT · Helsby

    0.3 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £94,000 from 6 recorded sales in WA6 0FG. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cheshire West and Chester is £269,039 in June 2026, up 6.9% year on year.

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 524 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

175 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 82 events.

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