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WA8 3XQ

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 183 m
WA8 3XE 265 m
WA8 3XH 297 m
WA9 4UN 343 m
WA9 4UW 368 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA8 3XQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 February 2009
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 3
Latitude
53.409145
Longitude
-2.706715
British National Grid easting
353,118
British National Grid northing
390,490

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

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Open schools
56
Primary
39
Secondary
7

  1. St Theresa's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km

  2. Ash Meadow School

    Other independent special school

    1.4 km

  3. Willow Tree Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
559
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 254
  • Criminal damage and arson 52
  • Drugs 51
  • Public order 50
  • Anti social behaviour 50

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.

GP practices

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83021

    1.6 km

  • RAINBOW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83001

    2.9 km

  • MARSHALLS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02510

    3.5 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    3.5 km

  • RAINHILL VILLAGE SURGERY

    529 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LP

    ODS code N83010

    3.9 km

  • BERRYMEAD FAMILY MED.CTR.

    140 BERRYS LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 3RP

    ODS code N83008

    3.9 km

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    4.0 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    4.2 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    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

    4.5 km

  • CHAPELFORD PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y04925

    4.8 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Finger House Lane

    BCT · Bold Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Finger House Lane

    BCT · Bold Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Joy Lane

    BCT · Clock Face

    0.2 miles

  • Joy Lane

    BCT · Clock Face

    0.2 miles

  • Sweet Briar Court

    BCT · Clock Face

    0.3 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. St Theresa's Catholic 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

559 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 254 events.

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