Among the most deprived
IMD England
10
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WA9 3WL
Warrington and Wigan
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WA9 3WL
Coordinates
53.4329, -2.7125
Grid reference
SJ527931
Easting
352,759
Northing
393,134
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VC7MP+5X
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.
1371
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1371 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)
Property sales · WA9 3WL
HM Land Registry · St. Helens
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Police Recorded Crime near WA9 3WL
Crime trends · near WA9 3WL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY -38%
ASB
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.3%
Other White5.2%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Christian52.1%
No religion42.0%
Not answered4.3%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
35–4920.2%
50–6417.4%
25–3414.2%
10–159.9%
5–99.1%
+ 5 other age groups · 29.1%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children17.3%
Other16.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.5%
Any member 66+9.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.2%
+ 8 other households · 35.2%
Administrative Information
St. Helens
Local Authority
Council AreaSt Helens South and Whiston E14001510
Constituency
E14001510Merseyside
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Sutton North West
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 ScotlandCheshire 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 020C E01006847
E01006847MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 020 E02001425
E02001425LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St. Helens 020C E01006847
E01006847MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 020 E02001425
E02001425Urban: 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
3:55 AM
Sunrise
8:36 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:55 AM
Sunset (today)
8:36 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentJanuary 1995 — Introduced
Postcode WA9 3WL 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: 1371
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006847 and MSOA E02001425 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA9 3WL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WA9 3WL
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
St Anne's Catholic Primary School
St. Helens · WA9 3SP
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Eaves Primary School
St. Helens · WA9 3UB
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Robins Lane Community Primary School
St. Helens · WA9 3NF
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Sherdley Primary School
St. Helens · WA9 4HA
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Sutton Oak CofE Primary School
St. Helens · WA9 3QD
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Willow Tree Primary School
St. Helens · WA9 4LZ
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Willow Tree Primary School
St. Helens · WA9 4LZ
Requires improvement
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
The Sutton Academy
St. Helens · WA9 5AU
Good
0.9 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
St. Helens · WA9 3HE
Good
0.9 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Allanson Street Primary School
St. Helens · WA9 1PL
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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