WA9 5DJ

Thatto Heath · St. Helens · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
St Helens
Local authority
St. Helens
Postcode district
WA9
Postcode sector
WA9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA9 5TQ 259 m
WA9 1JF 341 m
WA9 5AA 386 m
WA9 5JE 397 m
WA9 5DH 412 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA9 5DJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA9
Postcode sector
WA9 5
Latitude
53.441207
Longitude
-2.732207
British National Grid easting
351,460
British National Grid northing
394,074

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
St. Helens · E08000013
Parish or community
E43000300
Output area
E00035035
Lower layer super output area
St. Helens 024E · E01006912
Middle layer super output area
St. Helens 024 · E02006935

Postcode source versions

Explore WA9

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
156, Sherdley Road, St Helens, WA9 5DJ 29 March 2023 £275,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
43
Secondary
8
  1. Robins Lane Community Primary School

    Community school

    902 m
  2. Eaves Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km
  3. St Helens College

    Further education

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,305
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,541
  • Shoplifting 666
  • Public order 459
  • Drugs 390
  • Criminal damage and arson 303

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

20

within 5 km

  • MARSHALLS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code Y02510

    903 m

  • HALL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83017

    1.3 km

  • ATLAS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATLAS STREET, ST. HELENS, WA9 1LN

    ODS code N83023

    1.5 km

  • THE SPINNEY MEDICAL CTR.

    WHITTLE STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 3EB

    ODS code N83035

    1.7 km

  • MILL STREET MEDICAL CTR.

    2 MILL STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2BD

    ODS code N83012

    1.8 km

  • THE BOWERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    ELEPHANT LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 5PR

    ODS code N83050

    1.8 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83027

    1.9 km

  • NEWHOLME SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83637

    1.9 km

  • ORMSKIRK HOUSE SURGERY

    103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83003

    1.9 km

  • PARKFIELD SURGERY

    103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83026

    1.9 km

  • RAINBOW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83001

    1.9 km

  • LINGHOLME HEALTH CENTRE

    ATHERTON STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2HT

    ODS code N83007

    2.0 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL CENTRE

    ATHERTON STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 2HT

    ODS code N83006

    2.0 km

  • BETHANY MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 GRAFTON STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 4GW

    ODS code N83054

    2.2 km

  • BERRYMEAD FAMILY MED.CTR.

    140 BERRYS LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 3RP

    ODS code N83008

    2.3 km

  • FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83021

    2.5 km

  • ECCLESTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83614

    2.8 km

  • RAINHILL VILLAGE SURGERY

    529 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LP

    ODS code N83010

    3.5 km

  • WINDERMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDERMERE AVENUE, ST. HELENS, WA11 7AF

    ODS code N83620

    3.6 km

  • LONGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    451 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LL

    ODS code N83053

    3.6 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

  • Ravenhead Retail Park

    BCT · Sutton

    0.2 miles
  • Ravenhead Retail Park

    BCT · Sutton

    0.2 miles
  • Delphwood Drive

    BCT · Peasley Cross

    0.3 miles
  • Harris Gardens

    BCT · Peasley Cross

    0.3 miles
  • Harris Gardens

    BCT · Peasley Cross

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St. Helens 024E, 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

3,997 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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

Property market

The five-year median is £275,000 from 1 recorded sale in WA9 5DJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for St Helens is £186,435 in June 2026, up 11.1% year on year.

Schools

62 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 8 secondary schools. Robins Lane Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 902 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,305 published events cover 12 months, averaging 358.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,541 events.

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