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WA9 5DB

Thatto Heath · St. Helens · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
St Helens
Ward
Thatto Heath
Local authority
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens South and Whiston
Postcode district
WA9
Postcode sector
WA9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA9 5UL 84 m
WA9 5FQ 91 m
WA9 5UA 99 m
WA9 5JT 195 m
WA9 5GB 208 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA9 5DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA9
Postcode sector
WA9 5
Latitude
53.429405
Longitude
-2.765085
British National Grid easting
349,262
British National Grid northing
392,784

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
St. Helens · E08000013
Electoral ward
Thatto Heath · E05014135
Parish or community
E04013527
Westminster constituency
St Helens South and Whiston · E14001510
Output area
E00034611
Lower layer super output area
St. Helens 018B · E01006827
Middle layer super output area
St. Helens 018 · E02001423

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
6, Rainhill Road, St Helens, WA9 5DB 28 September 2017 £155,000
24, Rainhill Road, St Helens, WA9 5DB 19 May 2017 £210,000
4, Rainhill Road, St Helens, WA9 5DB 25 February 2014 £156,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
45
Secondary
8

  1. Nutgrove Methodist Primary School

    Academy converter

    598 m

  2. St Austin's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    694 m

  3. Longton Lane Community Primary School

    Community school

    934 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,147
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,032
  • Public order 225
  • Criminal damage and arson 195
  • Anti social behaviour 187
  • Drugs 136

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

19 female, 25 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.9
WA9 5 residents
13,201

Age bands in WA9 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

2,543 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

1,481 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.1%

3,543 residents

Age 45 to 64
27%

3,661 residents

Age 65 and over
17.2%

2,337 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA9 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

23

within 5 km

  • THE BOWERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    ELEPHANT LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 5PR

    ODS code N83050

    893 m

  • LONGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    451 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LL

    ODS code N83053

    1.4 km

  • RAINHILL VILLAGE SURGERY

    529 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LP

    ODS code N83010

    1.5 km

  • THE SPINNEY MEDICAL CTR.

    WHITTLE STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 3EB

    ODS code N83035

    1.5 km

  • ECCLESTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83614

    2.6 km

  • BETHANY MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 GRAFTON STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 4GW

    ODS code N83054

    2.7 km

  • PARK HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESCOT P/CARE RES CTR, SEWELL STREET, PRESCOT, L34 1ND

    ODS code N83024

    2.7 km

  • PRESCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESCOT P/CARE RES CTR, SEWELL STREET, PRESCOT, L34 1ND

    ODS code N83603

    2.7 km

  • CEDAR CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHISTON PCRC, OLD COLLIERY ROAD, WHISTON, PRESCOT, L35 3SX

    ODS code N83609

    2.9 km

  • FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83021

    3.0 km

  • MARSHALLS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02510

    3.3 km

  • HALL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83017

    3.4 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83027

    3.4 km

  • NEWHOLME SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83637

    3.4 km

  • ORMSKIRK HOUSE SURGERY

    103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83003

    3.4 km

  • PARKFIELD SURGERY

    103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83026

    3.4 km

  • LINGHOLME HEALTH CENTRE

    ATHERTON STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2HT

    ODS code N83007

    3.4 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL CENTRE

    ATHERTON STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 2HT

    ODS code N83006

    3.4 km

  • MILL STREET MEDICAL CTR.

    2 MILL STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2BD

    ODS code N83012

    3.5 km

  • ATLAS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATLAS STREET, ST. HELENS, WA9 1LN

    ODS code N83023

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Wedgewood Gardens

    BCT · Nutgrove

    0.1 miles

  • Bexhill Gardens

    BCT · Nutgrove

    0.1 miles

  • Foxwood

    BCT · Thatto Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Edge Street

    BCT · Thatto Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Samuel Street

    BCT · Thatto Heath

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St. Helens 018B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,965 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
7 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

64 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 8 secondary schools. Nutgrove Methodist Primary School is the nearest published school at 598 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,147 published events cover 12 months, averaging 178.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,032 events.

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