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WA9 1EA

St Helens Town Centre · St. Helens · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
St Helens Town Centre
Local authority
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens South and Whiston
Postcode district
WA9
Postcode sector
WA9 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA9 1DZ 48 m
WA9 1EG 69 m
WA9 1DY 95 m
WA9 1EJ 99 m
WA9 1DL 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA9 1EA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2014
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA9
Postcode sector
WA9 1
Latitude
53.457503
Longitude
-2.718843
British National Grid easting
352,366
British National Grid northing
395,878

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
St. Helens · E08000013
Electoral ward
St Helens Town Centre · E05014132
Parish or community
E43000300
Westminster constituency
St Helens South and Whiston · E14001510
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 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
40
Secondary
6

  1. Merton Bank Primary School

    Community school

    95 m

  2. Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens

    Academy converter

    819 m

  3. St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    824 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,695
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,857
  • Public order 496
  • Shoplifting 472
  • Drugs 440
  • Criminal damage and arson 395

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • ATLAS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATLAS STREET, ST. HELENS, WA9 1LN

    ODS code N83023

    507 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

    1.4 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83027

    1.6 km

  • NEWHOLME SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83637

    1.6 km

  • ORMSKIRK HOUSE SURGERY

    103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83003

    1.6 km

  • PARKFIELD SURGERY

    103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83026

    1.6 km

  • LINGHOLME HEALTH CENTRE

    ATHERTON STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2HT

    ODS code N83007

    1.7 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL CENTRE

    ATHERTON STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 2HT

    ODS code N83006

    1.7 km

  • MARSHALLS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02510

    2.0 km

  • WINDERMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDERMERE AVENUE, ST. HELENS, WA11 7AF

    ODS code N83620

    2.0 km

  • BERRYMEAD FAMILY MED.CTR.

    140 BERRYS LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 3RP

    ODS code N83008

    2.0 km

  • RAINBOW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83001

    2.6 km

  • BETHANY MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 GRAFTON STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 4GW

    ODS code N83054

    2.7 km

  • THE SPINNEY MEDICAL CTR.

    WHITTLE STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 3EB

    ODS code N83035

    3.1 km

  • ECCLESTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83614

    3.4 km

  • THE BOWERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    ELEPHANT LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 5PR

    ODS code N83050

    3.5 km

  • FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83021

    4.3 km

  • MODALITY ST HELENS

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

    ODS code N83020

    4.3 km

  • VISTA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83005

    4.9 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Wood Street

    BCT · Pocket Nook

    103 m

  • Roper Street

    BCT · Pocket Nook

    118 m

  • Merton Bank Road

    BCT · Pocket Nook

    225 m

  • Blackhorse Street

    BCT · Finger Post

    235 m

  • Johnson Street

    BCT · Finger Post

    285 m

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.

Evidence in context

Schools

56 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 6 secondary schools. Merton Bank Primary School is the nearest published school at 95 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,695 published events cover 12 months, averaging 391 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,857 events.

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