Most deprived 10–20%
IMD England
Around average · 6.5 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
North West
Region
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.
5991
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5991 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near WA9 2AX
England & WalesCrime trends · near WA9 2AX
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 yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
63
YoY +50%
725639
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
10
YoY -44%
18113
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
641
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
8
YoY -38%
22133
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.88.8%
Other White6.9%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Christian61.5%
No religion32.9%
Not answered4.3%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
35–4921.5%
50–6418.9%
25–3413.7%
65–748.2%
10–158.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Other18.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.9%
Any member 66+10.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.2%
+ 9 other households · 40.2%
Coordinates & Location for WA9 2AX
Postcode
WA9 2AX
Coordinates
53.4461, -2.6858
Grid reference
SJ545945
Easting
354,548
Northing
394,583
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VC8W7+CM
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Warrington and Wigan
ITL Region
St. Helens
National Park
Non-National Park
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 017D E01006899
E01006899MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 017 E02001422
E02001422LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St. Helens 017D E01006899
E01006899MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 017 E02001422
E02001422Urban: 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
7:26 AM
Sunrise
6:29 PM
Sunset
11 hours 3 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:26 AM
Sunset (today)
6:29 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 3 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 2024
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~2 years
Active Duration
2024 -> PresentJune 2024 — Introduced
Postcode WA9 2AX introduced by Royal Mail.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 5991
Present — Active
Postcode WA9 2AX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2024
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~2 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near WA9 2AX
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%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–14FSM 49%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 41%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
62%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 49%
Attainment 8
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