WA6 0JB

Sandstone · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
WA6
Postcode sector
WA6 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA6 0LG 350 m
WA6 0LJ 442 m
WA6 0DQ 466 m
WA6 0LQ 526 m
WA6 0HJ 574 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA6 0JB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA6
Postcode sector
WA6 0
Latitude
53.256101
Longitude
-2.771746
British National Grid easting
348,611
British National Grid northing
373,509

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Electoral ward
Sandstone · E05012234
Parish or community
E04011037
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00094304
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 015A · E01018684
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 015 · E02003877

Postcode source versions

Explore WA6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Horn's Mill Primary School

    Community school

    672 m
  2. Alvanley and Manley Village School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  3. Helsby Hillside Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
127
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 67
  • Criminal damage and arson 14
  • Public order 13
  • Other theft 8
  • Anti social behaviour 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • HELSBY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81005

    1.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Linden Drive

    BCT · Helsby

    0.5 miles
  • The Hornsmill PH

    BCT · Helsby

    0.5 miles
  • The Hornsmill PH

    BCT · Helsby

    0.5 miles
  • Three Ways Garage

    BCT · Helsby

    0.5 miles
  • Three Ways Garage

    BCT · Helsby

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 015A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,265 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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
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

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Horn's Mill Primary School is the nearest published school at 672 m.

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

Recorded crime

127 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 67 events.

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