WA6 9PL

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA6 9PG 74 m
WA6 9PQ 136 m
WA6 9AD 137 m
WA6 9PN 150 m
WA6 9PH 180 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA6 9PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA6
Postcode sector
WA6 9
Latitude
53.275001
Longitude
-2.761110
British National Grid easting
349,343
British National Grid northing
375,604

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
E00094376
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 015C · E01018696
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 015 · E02003877

Postcode source versions

Explore WA6

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Three Stumps, Old Chester Road, Helsby, Frodsham, WA6 9PL 25 June 2021 £570,000
Three Stumps, Old Chester Road, Helsby, Frodsham, WA6 9PL 14 April 2009 £151,000
75, Old Chester Road, Helsby, Frodsham, WA6 9PL 27 April 2005 £455,000

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

    386 m
  2. Helsby High School

    Community school

    807 m
  3. Alvanley and Manley Village School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
195
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 101
  • Public order 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Other crime 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

4 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.0
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA6 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%

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

2

within 5 km

  • HELSBY HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81005

    804 m

  • PRINCEWAY SURGERIES

    PRINCEWAY HEALTH CENTRE, FRODSHAM, WA6 6RX

    ODS code N81030

    3.0 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

  • Vicarage Lane

    BCT · Helsby

    0.2 miles
  • Smithy Lane

    BCT · Helsby

    0.2 miles
  • Horse & Jockey

    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 015C, 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

27,710 of 33,755

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

Schools

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Helsby Hillside Primary School is the nearest published school at 386 m.

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

Recorded crime

195 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 101 events.

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