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WA9 1DF

POSTCODE

WA9 1DF is a postcode in St Helens Town Centre.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
53.4562, -2.7167
OS grid SJ525957 (352,505, 395,732)
IMD England
1/10
#151
Crime · Jun '26
High · 16.4 per 1k
MoM +41% vs May '26
Plus Code
9C5VF74M+F8
Among the most deprived
IMD England
High · 16.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
Region
Live
Status
Among the most deprived
IMD England
High · 16.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
Region
Live
Status

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Coordinates & Location for WA9 1DF

England
Country
St. Helens
Local Authority
St Helens Town Centre
Ward
Warrington and Wigan
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WA9 1DF
Coordinates
53.4562, -2.7167
Grid reference
SJ525957
Easting
352,505
Northing
395,732
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VF74M+F8
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.
151
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 151 out of 33,755 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 & Wales
See sold prices in WA9

Police Recorded Crime near WA9 1DF

England & Wales
Crime trends · near WA9 1DF

Counts are for St Helens Town Centre 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
75
YoY -11%
1078460
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
38
YoY +46%
463014
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
7
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
11
YoY -39%
26177
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
31
YoY +24%
312110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · asb rising

239
incidents · Jun '26

Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,520
White Brit.92.9%
Other White3.0%
Chinese1.1%
+ other · 3.0%

Religion

Total residents: 1,520
Christian51.0%
No religion43.0%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 1.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,517
35–4917.0%
25–3415.7%
50–6414.0%
≤49.1%
5–98.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 35.6%

Households

Total households: 628
Other20.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children20.2%
Any member 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.6%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.5%
+ 8 other households · 30.7%

Administrative Information

St. Helens
Local Authority
Council Area
St Helens South and Whiston E14001510
Constituency
E14001510
Merseyside
Police Force
England
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 England
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 014D E01006873
E01006873
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 014 E02001419
E02001419
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St. Helens 014D E01006873
E01006873
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 014 E02001419
E02001419
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

6:06 AM5:56 PM
6:06 AM
Sunrise
5:56 PM
Sunset
11 hours 50 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:06 AM
Sunset (today)
5:56 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 50 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 WA9 1DF 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: 151
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006873 and MSOA E02001419 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA9 1DF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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