Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 4.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for WA10 2ED
Postcode
WA10 2ED
Coordinates
53.4569, -2.7433
Grid reference
SJ507958
Easting
350,741
Northing
395,831
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VF744+QM
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
St Helens (St. Helens)
Travel to Work
Warrington and Wigan
ITL Region
St. Helens
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
961
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 961 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near WA10 2ED
England & WalesCrime trends · near WA10 2ED
Counts are for Windle electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
29
YoY +45%
302213
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
12
YoY stable
1382
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.5%
Other White5.0%
Other Asian1.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.1%
Chinese1.0%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Christian59.6%
No religion33.6%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
50–6425.0%
35–4919.2%
65–7412.1%
25–3411.8%
20–247.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.9%
Households
Other37.0%
Any member 66+21.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children6.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children4.7%
+ 7 other households · 23.8%
Administrative Information
St. Helens
Local Authority
Council AreaSt Helens North E14001509
Constituency
E14001509Merseyside
Police Force
England
Ward
Windle
Constituency code
E14001509
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 EnglandCheshire 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 012C E01006877
E01006877MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 012 E02001417
E02001417LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St. Helens 012C E01006877
E01006877MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 012 E02001417
E02001417Urban: 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
5:51 AM
Sunrise
6:18 PM
Sunset
12 hours 27 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
6:18 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 27 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2013
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~13 years
Active Duration
2013 -> PresentJuly 2013 — Introduced
Postcode WA10 2ED introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006877 and MSOA E02001417 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA10 2ED is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2013
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~13 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WA10 2ED
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
77%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–99
Progress 8
-1.55
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 13–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
44%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
59%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
60%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 42%
Attainment 8
39.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
77%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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