Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 8.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
Region
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for WA9 2AN
Postcode
WA9 2AN
Coordinates
53.4530, -2.6956
Grid reference
SJ539953
Easting
353,904
Northing
395,358
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VF833+5Q
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.
1563
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1563 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 2AN
England & WalesCrime trends · near WA9 2AN
Counts are for Parr 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
55
YoY stable
725639
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
16
YoY —
18113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
3
YoY —
641
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
11
YoY -8%
22133
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.3%
Other White6.8%
Other Asian1.1%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Christian52.5%
No religion39.4%
Not answered5.3%
Muslim1.1%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
35–4918.4%
50–6417.4%
25–3416.1%
≤48.6%
10–158.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.4%
Households
Other19.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children15.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.2%
Any member 66+9.0%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.1%
+ 9 other households · 39.3%
Administrative Information
St. Helens
Local Authority
Council AreaSt Helens North E14001509
Constituency
E14001509Merseyside
Police Force
England
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 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 011B E01006820
E01006820MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 011 E02001416
E02001416LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St. Helens 011B E01006820
E01006820MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 011 E02001416
E02001416Urban: 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
5:56 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
12 hours 15 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:56 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 15 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WA9 2AN 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: 1563
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006820 and MSOA E02001416 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA9 2AN 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
Schools near WA9 2AN
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 67%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
62%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 41%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–16FSM 49%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 49%
Attainment 8
42.6
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 48%
Attainment 8
34.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 55%
RWM expected
28%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
57%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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