WA9 1DF

St Helens Town Centre · St. Helens · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
St. Helens
Postcode district
WA9
Postcode sector
WA9 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA9 1EW 61 m
WA9 1EP 63 m
WA9 1EL 65 m
WA9 1DR 69 m
WA9 1ER 74 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA9 1DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA9
Postcode sector
WA9 1
Latitude
53.456204
Longitude
-2.716727
British National Grid easting
352,505
British National Grid northing
395,732

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
St. Helens · E08000013
Parish or community
E43000300
Output area
E00034842
Lower layer super output area
St. Helens 014D · E01006873
Middle layer super output area
St. Helens 014 · E02001419

Postcode source versions

Explore WA9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
41
Secondary
6
  1. Merton Bank Primary School

    Community school

    107 m
  2. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    739 m
  3. Allanson Street Primary School

    Community school

    911 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,740
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,914
  • Public order 469
  • Shoplifting 449
  • Drugs 447
  • Criminal damage and arson 423

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

20 female, 15 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.7
WA9 1 residents
5,995

Age bands in WA9 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.5%

1,300 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

671 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.7%

1,654 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.3%

1,285 residents

Age 65 and over
14.8%

855 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA9 1 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

21

within 5 km

  • ATLAS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATLAS STREET, ST. HELENS, WA9 1LN

    ODS code N83023

    540 m

  • HALL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83017

    1.1 km

  • MILL STREET MEDICAL CTR.

    2 MILL STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2BD

    ODS code N83012

    1.5 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY

    LOWE HOUSE, 103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83027

    1.7 km

  • NEWHOLME SURGERY

    LOWE HSE HCRC, 103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83637

    1.7 km

  • ORMSKIRK HOUSE SURGERY

    103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83003

    1.7 km

  • PARKFIELD SURGERY

    103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83026

    1.7 km

  • BERRYMEAD FAMILY MED.CTR.

    140 BERRYS LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 3RP

    ODS code N83008

    1.8 km

  • MARSHALLS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02510

    1.9 km

  • LINGHOLME HEALTH CENTRE

    ATHERTON STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2HT

    ODS code N83007

    1.9 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL CENTRE

    ATHERTON STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 2HT

    ODS code N83006

    1.9 km

  • WINDERMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDERMERE AVENUE, ST. HELENS, WA11 7AF

    ODS code N83620

    2.2 km

  • RAINBOW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83001

    2.4 km

  • BETHANY MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 GRAFTON STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 4GW

    ODS code N83054

    2.8 km

  • THE SPINNEY MEDICAL CTR.

    WHITTLE STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 3EB

    ODS code N83035

    3.1 km

  • THE BOWERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    ELEPHANT LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 5PR

    ODS code N83050

    3.5 km

  • ECCLESTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 MILLFIELDS COURT, ECCLESTON, ST. HELENS, WA10 5RG

    ODS code N83614

    3.5 km

  • FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83021

    4.2 km

  • MODALITY ST HELENS

    WOODSIDE HEALTHCARE CENTRE, WOODSIDE ROAD, HAYDOCK, ST. HELENS, WA11 0NA

    ODS code N83020

    4.2 km

  • VISTA ROAD SURGERY

    VISTA LOCALITY CENTRE, VISTA ROAD, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 9ED

    ODS code N83005

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Blackhorse Street

    BCT · Finger Post

    0.0 miles
  • Merton Bank Road

    BCT · Pocket Nook

    0.0 miles
  • Roper Street

    BCT · Pocket Nook

    0.1 miles
  • Wood Street

    BCT · Pocket Nook

    0.1 miles
  • Johnson Street

    BCT · Finger Post

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St. Helens 014D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

151 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

57 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 6 secondary schools. Merton Bank Primary School is the nearest published school at 107 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,740 published events cover 12 months, averaging 395 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,914 events.

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