# WA6 0QP: area report for a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester

WA6 0QP is a postcode in Cheshire West and Chester.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cheshire West and Chester. Open the map at WA6 0QP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) › [WA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa6) › [WA6 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa6-0)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 45% on July. Cheshire West and Chester 015B: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7723,53.2683,WA60QP
- **Helsby, 770 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7723,53.2683,WA60QP
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7723,53.2683,WA60QP
- **No property in WA6 0QP listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7723,53.2683,WA60QP
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Cheshire West and Chester 015B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7723,53.2683,WA60QP
- **£270,104 average price**: For the whole of Cheshire West and Chester, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7723,53.2683,WA60QP
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7723,53.2683,WA60QP
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7723,53.2683,WA60QP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA6 0QP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7723,53.2683,WA60QP
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WA6 0QP**: Road 57 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7723,53.2683,WA60QP
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.7723,53.2683,WA60QP
- **11.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7723,53.2683,WA60QP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Horn's Mill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/horns-mill-primary-school-e111129) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alvanley and Manley Village School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alvanley-and-manley-village-school-e111003) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Helsby Hillside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/helsby-hillside-primary-school-e111004) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Helsby High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/helsby-high-school-e111440) | Secondary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | Attainment 8 of 46.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2023 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £242,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2024 | £178,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £515,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2025 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Helsby (770 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HELSBY HEALTH CENTRE (270 m)
- Pharmacies: FEARNS PHARMACY (310 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Frodsham Superstore (70 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £270,104** (July 2026). Cheshire West and Chester’s average house price was £270,104 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,486** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cheshire West and Chester earned a median of £41,486 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 109th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Cheshire West and Chester costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 128th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.7** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester has a deprivation score of 17.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 134th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Cheshire West and Chester 015B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.7** (2025). Cheshire West and Chester 015B has a deprivation score of 6.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,734th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £213,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Cheshire West and Chester 015B was £213,500 in 2025. Joint 7,821st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,001** (2021). Cheshire West and Chester 015B had 2,001 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,262nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.3%** (January 2026). In Cheshire West and Chester 015B, 85.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WA6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £300,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WA6 was £300,000 in 2025. Joint 1,069th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,476** (2021). WA6 had 19,476 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,260th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 35%** (2022). About 35% of people in WA6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.9%** (January 2026). In WA6, 86.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)
- Centre: 53.2683, -2.7723

Council: [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Runcorn and Helsby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/runcorn-and-helsby): Sarah Pochin (Reform UK), MP since May 2025.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.7723,53.2683,WA60QP

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