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WA9 4GB

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
WA9
Postcode sector
WA9 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA9 4RY 32 m
WA9 4GD 68 m
WA9 4EL 98 m
WA9 4RW 104 m
WA9 4WF 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA9 4GB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA9
Postcode sector
WA9 4
Latitude
53.419164
Longitude
-2.716270
British National Grid easting
352,494
British National Grid northing
391,611

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
E43000300
Westminster constituency
St Helens South and Whiston · E14001510
Output area
E00035019
Lower layer super output area
St. Helens 022C · E01006908
Middle layer super output area
St. Helens 022 · E02001427

Postcode source versions

Explore WA9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
35
Secondary
6

  1. Willow Tree Primary School

    Academy converter

    248 m

  2. St Theresa's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    468 m

  3. Ash Meadow School

    Other independent special school

    607 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,168
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 568
  • Drugs 107
  • Anti social behaviour 103
  • Public order 99
  • Criminal damage and arson 91

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
54

30 female, 24 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
3.2
WA9 4 residents
14,445

Age bands in WA9 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

2,397 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

1,563 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

3,606 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

3,938 residents

Age 65 and over
19.4%

2,766 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA9 4 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

20

within 5 km

  • FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83021

    475 m

  • RAINBOW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83001

    1.9 km

  • MARSHALLS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02510

    2.3 km

  • BERRYMEAD FAMILY MED.CTR.

    140 BERRYS LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 3RP

    ODS code N83008

    3.0 km

  • RAINHILL VILLAGE SURGERY

    529 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LP

    ODS code N83010

    3.2 km

  • THE BOWERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    ELEPHANT LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 5PR

    ODS code N83050

    3.4 km

  • LONGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    451 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LL

    ODS code N83053

    3.6 km

  • THE SPINNEY MEDICAL CTR.

    WHITTLE STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 3EB

    ODS code N83035

    3.8 km

  • HALL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83017

    3.9 km

  • ATLAS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATLAS STREET, ST. HELENS, WA9 1LN

    ODS code N83023

    3.9 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    4.4 km

  • MILL STREET MEDICAL CTR.

    2 MILL STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2BD

    ODS code N83012

    4.5 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83027

    4.5 km

  • NEWHOLME SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83637

    4.5 km

  • ORMSKIRK HOUSE SURGERY

    103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83003

    4.5 km

  • PARKFIELD SURGERY

    103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83026

    4.5 km

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    4.6 km

  • LINGHOLME HEALTH CENTRE

    ATHERTON STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2HT

    ODS code N83007

    4.7 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL CENTRE

    ATHERTON STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 2HT

    ODS code N83006

    4.7 km

  • BETHANY MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 GRAFTON STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 4GW

    ODS code N83054

    4.7 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

  • Rye Close

    BCT · Clock Face

    0.1 miles

  • Rye Close

    BCT · Clock Face

    0.1 miles

  • Lever Street

    BCT · Clock Face

    0.1 miles

  • Gartons Lane

    BCT · Clock Face

    0.1 miles

  • Leach Lane

    BCT · Clock Face

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

1,103 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
7 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
2
Low risk addresses
5
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

53 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 6 secondary schools. Willow Tree Primary School is the nearest published school at 248 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,168 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 568 events.

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