Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
4166
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4166 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 WA8 3XL
Crime trends · near WA8 3XL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
60
YoY stable
ASB
5
YoY -69%
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY -38%
Burglary
2
YoY -33%
Criminal damage
10
YoY -29%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving
128
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,740
White Brit.94.6%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 4.1%
Religion
Total residents: 1,739
Christian64.8%
No religion28.8%
Not answered4.8%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 0.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,741
50–6423.2%
35–4916.3%
65–7413.5%
25–3411.0%
75–847.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Total households: 782
Other15.9%
Any member 66+15.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.0%
All members 66+10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.5%
+ 9 other households · 36.4%
Administrative Information
St. Helens
Local Authority
Council Area
St Helens South and Whiston E14001510
Constituency
E14001510
Merseyside
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Bold & Lea Green
Constituency code
E14001510
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Bold
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 022A E01006898
E01006898
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 022 E02001427
E02001427
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St. Helens 022A E01006898
E01006898
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 022 E02001427
E02001427
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
4:19 AM
Sunrise
7:54 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:19 AM
Sunset (today)
7:54 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1995
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> Present
July 1995 — Introduced
Postcode WA8 3XL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 4166
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01006898 and MSOA E02001427 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA8 3XL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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