WA6 9NT

Helsby · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Helsby
Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
WA6
Postcode sector
WA6 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA6 9QH 61 m
WA6 9QA 66 m
WA6 9PW 91 m
WA6 9QQ 118 m
WA6 9QN 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA6 9NT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA6
Postcode sector
WA6 9
Latitude
53.273135
Longitude
-2.766220
British National Grid easting
349,000
British National Grid northing
375,400

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
E00094363
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 015D · E01018697
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 015 · E02003877

Postcode source versions

Explore WA6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Helsby Hillside Primary School

    Community school

    766 m
  2. Helsby High School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  3. Horn's Mill Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
205
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 104
  • Public order 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Other crime 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA6 9 residents
2,506

Age bands in WA6 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

318 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

219 residents

Age 25 to 44
17%

422 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.4%

807 residents

Age 65 and over
29%

723 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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • HELSBY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81005

    412 m

  • PRINCEWAY SURGERIES

    PRINCEWAY HEALTH CENTRE, FRODSHAM, WA6 6RX

    ODS code N81030

    3.4 km

Nearby transport

  • District Garage

    BCT · Helsby

    0.1 miles
  • District Garage

    BCT · Helsby

    0.1 miles
  • The Robin Hood

    BCT · Helsby

    0.2 miles
  • Railway Inn

    BCT · Helsby

    0.2 miles
  • Railway Inn

    BCT · Helsby

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

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

25,367 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Helsby Hillside Primary School is the nearest published school at 766 m.

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

Recorded crime

205 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 104 events.

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