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WA8 3XG

Bold & Lea Green · St. Helens · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bold & Lea Green
Local authority
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens South and Whiston
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA8 3TR 37 m
WA9 4UN 247 m
WA9 4UW 284 m
WA9 4US 356 m
WA9 4UH 378 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA8 3XG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 May 2016
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 3
Latitude
53.411063
Longitude
-2.706175
British National Grid easting
353,156
British National Grid northing
390,703

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
St. Helens · E08000013
Electoral ward
Bold & Lea Green · E05014122
Parish or community
E04013526
Westminster constituency
St Helens South and Whiston · E14001510
Output area
E00034983
Lower layer super output area
St. Helens 022A · E01006898
Middle layer super output area
St. Helens 022 · E02001427

Postcode source versions

Explore WA8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
56
Primary
39
Secondary
7

  1. Willow Tree Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  2. St Theresa's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

  3. Ash Meadow School

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
668
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 297
  • Criminal damage and arson 62
  • Public order 61
  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Drugs 57

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA8 3 residents
6,394

Age bands in WA8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

1,084 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

654 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

1,799 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

2,013 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

1,432 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+
100%
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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE

    BURNAGE AVENUE, CLOCK FACE, ST. HELENS, WA9 4QB

    ODS code N83021

    1.4 km

  • RAINBOW MEDICAL CENTRE

    333 ROBINS LANE, SUTTON, ST. HELENS, WA9 3PN

    ODS code N83001

    2.7 km

  • MARSHALLS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. HELENS HOSPITAL, MARSHALLS CROSS ROAD, ST. HELENS, WA9 3DA

    ODS code Y02510

    3.3 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    3.7 km

  • BERRYMEAD FAMILY MED.CTR.

    140 BERRYS LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 3RP

    ODS code N83008

    3.7 km

  • RAINHILL VILLAGE SURGERY

    529 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LP

    ODS code N83010

    3.8 km

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    4.2 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    4.3 km

  • LONGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    451 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LL

    ODS code N83053

    4.3 km

  • THE BOWERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    ELEPHANT LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 5PR

    ODS code N83050

    4.4 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

    PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA, PEEL HOUSE LANE, WIDNES, WA8 6TN

    ODS code N81045

    4.5 km

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

    SANTA ROSA BOULEVARD, GREAT SANKEY, WARRINGTON, WA5 3AL

    ODS code Y04925

    4.8 km

  • THE SPINNEY MEDICAL CTR.

    WHITTLE STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 3EB

    ODS code N83035

    4.9 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    301-302 WESTBROOK CENTRE, WESTBROOK, WARRINGTON, WA5 8UF

    ODS code N81122

    4.9 km

  • HALL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    28-30 HALL STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 1DW

    ODS code N83017

    4.9 km

  • ATLAS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATLAS STREET, ST. HELENS, WA9 1LN

    ODS code N83023

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Joy Lane

    BCT · Clock Face

    0.1 miles

  • Joy Lane

    BCT · Clock Face

    0.1 miles

  • Sweet Briar Court

    BCT · Clock Face

    0.2 miles

  • Sweet Briar Court

    BCT · Clock Face

    0.2 miles

  • Finger House Lane

    BCT · Bold Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St. Helens 022A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,800 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

56 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 7 secondary schools. Willow Tree Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

668 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 297 events.

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