Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
924
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 924 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 WA9 2AF
Crime trends · near WA9 2AF
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
50
YoY -26%
ASB
11
YoY -8%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY stable
Burglary
2
YoY -33%
Criminal damage
19
YoY +46%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
154
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,753
White Brit.91.3%
Other White5.0%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%
+ other · 2.6%
Religion
Total residents: 1,754
Christian54.0%
No religion39.7%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,749
35–4919.4%
50–6418.4%
25–3415.4%
10–159.6%
5–98.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.3%
Households
Total households: 731
Other22.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children14.2%
Any member 66+10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.5%
+ 9 other households · 35.4%
Administrative Information
St. Helens
Local Authority
Council Area
St Helens North E14001509
Constituency
E14001509
Merseyside
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Parr
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 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 017A E01006816
E01006816
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 017 E02001422
E02001422
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St. Helens 017A E01006816
E01006816
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 017 E02001422
E02001422
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
4:19 AM
Sunrise
7:55 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:19 AM
Sunset (today)
7:55 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
November 2015
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~11 years
Active Duration
2015 -> Present
November 2015 — Introduced
Postcode WA9 2AF introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006816 and MSOA E02001422 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA9 2AF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
November 2015
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~11 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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