Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
1005
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1005 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near WA10 1HU
Crime trends · near WA10 1HU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
61
YoY -19%
ASB
27
YoY -23%
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY +500%
Burglary
3
YoY -57%
Criminal damage
13
YoY stable
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Drugs
36
YoY +16%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · drugs up sharply · vehicle crime rising
209
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,428
White Brit.90.0%
Other White4.2%
African1.3%
Other Asian1.1%
+ other · 3.4%
Religion
Total residents: 1,432
Christian51.8%
No religion38.7%
Not answered5.2%
Muslim2.2%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,432
35–4921.9%
50–6420.5%
25–3415.0%
65–749.9%
10–155.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
Total households: 759
Other34.6%
Any member 66+13.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children6.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.3%
+ 7 other households · 28.2%
Administrative Information
St. Helens
Local Authority
Council Area
St Helens South and Whiston E14001510
Constituency
E14001510
Merseyside
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
St Helens Town Centre
Constituency code
E14001510
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
St. Helens, unparished area
International Territorial Level
St. Helens
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
Cheshire and Merseyside
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Halton and St Helens
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01X
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
St. Helens 012E E01006881
E01006881
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 012 E02001417
E02001417
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St. Helens 012E E01006881
E01006881
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 012 E02001417
E02001417
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:17 AM
Sunrise
7:57 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:17 AM
Sunset (today)
7:57 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WA10 1HU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 1005
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006881 and MSOA E02001417 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA10 1HU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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