Among the most deprived
IMD England
67
Crime · May '26
£147,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WA9 5EJ
Postcode
WA9 5EJ
Coordinates
53.4371, -2.7475
Grid reference
SJ504936
Easting
350,441
Northing
393,627
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VC7P3+R2
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.
1321
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1321 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 5EJ
HM Land Registry · St. Helens
Average price
£147,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £147,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '25 – Sep '25Sep '25: 1 sales · avg £160,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£160k£148k£135k
Jun '25Sep '25
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Police Recorded Crime near WA9 5EJ
Crime trends · near WA9 5EJ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
483725
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
28
YoY -12%
ASB
1790
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
1161
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -50%
Burglary
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
17102
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY -14%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.7%
Other White2.0%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Christian61.2%
No religion33.6%
Not answered3.9%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6423.2%
35–4916.2%
65–7413.1%
25–3411.4%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.6%
Households
Other23.1%
Any member 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.9%
All members 66+7.8%
+ 8 other households · 32.2%
Administrative Information
St. Helens
Local Authority
Council AreaSt Helens South and Whiston E14001510
Constituency
E14001510Merseyside
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Thatto Heath
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 024B E01006905
E01006905MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 024 E02006935
E02006935LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St. Helens 019D E01006905
E01006905MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 019 E02001424
E02001424Urban: 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
3:57 AM
Sunrise
8:35 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:57 AM
Sunset (today)
8:35 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 5EJ 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: 1321
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006905 and MSOA E02006935 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA9 5EJ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WA9 5EJ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Thatto Heath Community Primary School
St. Helens · WA9 5QX
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
St. Helens · WA9 5NJ
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School
St. Helens · WA9 5BT
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School
St. Helens · WA9 5NH
Outstanding
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
The Sutton Academy
St. Helens · WA9 5AU
Good
1.0 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Carmel College
St. Helens · WA10 3AG
1.0 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
St Helens College
St. Helens · WA10 1PP
1.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–99
Robins Lane Community Primary School
St. Helens · WA9 3NF
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Eaves Primary School
St. Helens · WA9 3UB
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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