Among the most deprived
IMD England
High · 17.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
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Coordinates & Location for WA9 1FS
Warrington and Wigan
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WA9 1FS
Coordinates
53.4542, -2.7270
Grid reference
SJ518955
Easting
351,823
Northing
395,520
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VF73F+M6
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.
403
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 403 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 WA9 1FS
England & WalesCrime trends · near WA9 1FS
Counts are for Peasley Cross & Fingerpost 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
62
YoY +63%
655035
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
13
YoY —
20135
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
11
YoY -42%
19113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
47
YoY +42%
47289
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.79.9%
Other White11.6%
Other ethnic group: Arab1.4%
African1.3%
Other Asian1.1%
+ other · 4.7%
Religion
Christian51.8%
No religion38.5%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim2.2%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
35–4921.7%
25–3420.6%
50–6417.5%
65–748.7%
20–247.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.1%
Households
Other37.8%
Any member 66+14.7%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children5.7%
+ 9 other households · 23.4%
Administrative Information
St. Helens
Local Authority
Council AreaSt Helens South and Whiston E14001510
Constituency
E14001510Merseyside
Police Force
England
Ward
Peasley Cross & Fingerpost
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 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 014C E01006872
E01006872MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 014 E02001419
E02001419LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St. Helens 014C E01006872
E01006872MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 014 E02001419
E02001419Urban: 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
5:52 AM
Sunrise
6:16 PM
Sunset
12 hours 24 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:52 AM
Sunset (today)
6:16 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 24 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2026
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
TerminatedActive
Active Duration
2026 -> PresentJune 2026 — Introduced
Postcode WA9 1FS introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode WA9 1FS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2026
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
Active
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WA9 1FS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
44%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
63%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 13–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 55%
RWM expected
28%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–99
Progress 8
-1.55
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
77%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 49%
Attainment 8
42.6
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 41%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–16FSM 49%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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