# WA6

Postcode district covering Helsby, Kingsley and Overton, in Cheshire West and Chester.

WA6 is a postcode district covering Helsby, Kingsley and Overton, in Cheshire West and Chester. Median sale price £300,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code WA6. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WA6 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa6#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa6#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa6#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa6#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WA6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 35% of people in WA6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WA6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 295 homes were sold in WA6 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=WA6) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WA6.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WA6) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WA6 had 19,476 usual residents at the census.

## How WA6 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | WA6 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £300,000 | 6th most expensive | 16 postcode districts, WA · 2025 |
| Population | 19,476 | 3rd least populated | 17 postcode districts, WA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 35% | 6th most people in radon Affected Areas | 17 postcode districts, WA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 86.9% | 2nd lowest | 17 postcode districts, WA · Jan 2026 |

## Is WA6 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WA6 at a rate of 41.6 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 58 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WA6.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (370), other crime (190) and anti-social behaviour (94).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WA6 was 45.5 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in WA6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WA6 has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in WA6

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018685) | 1,322 | 65.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018686) | 1,482 | 55.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.3% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018687) | 1,305 | 9.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.1% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018688) | 1,557 | 96.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 92.9% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018689) | 1,390 | 63.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.5% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018690) | 2,123 | 37.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 82.8% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018684) | 2,320 | 28.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 51.2% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018695) | 2,001 | 41.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 85.3% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018696) | 1,482 | 36.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.4% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018697) | 1,790 | 32.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.7% |
| [Cheshire West and Chester 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/neighbourhood/e01018698) | 2,005 | 17.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 89.2% |

## Your MP

- [Runcorn and Helsby](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/runcorn-and-helsby): Sarah Pochin (Reform UK), MP since May 2025. 90% of the people here.
- [Chester South and Eddisbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chester-south-and-eddisbury): Aphra Brandreth (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 9.9% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in WA6

[Frodsham](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/frodsham), [Helsby & Kingsley](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester/helsby-and-kingsley)

## Postcode sectors in WA6

[WA6 0 (201 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa6-0), [WA6 1 (6 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa6-1), [WA6 6 (277 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa6-6), [WA6 7 (186 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa6-7), [WA6 8 (150 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa6-8), [WA6 9 (159 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa6-9)

## Council

[Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)

## Towns in WA6

[Frodsham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/frodsham)

## Postcode districts next to WA6

[CH2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch2), [CH3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch3), [CH65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch65), [CW6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw6), [CW8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw8), [WA7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7)

## Nearest rail stations

[Frodsham (2.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7236,53.2958), [Helsby (2.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7712,53.2752), [Mouldsworth (4.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7322,53.2318), [Ince and Elton (Cheshire) (5.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.8165,53.2766)

## More in the WA postcode area

[All WA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## WA6 in brief

WA6 is a postcode district covering Helsby, Kingsley and Overton, in Cheshire West and Chester.
About 19,741 people lived in WA6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £300,000 in 2025 across 295 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 41.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WA6 was £300,000 in 2025.
WA6 had 19,476 usual residents at the census.
About 35% of people in WA6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WA6, 86.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WA6
- Postcode area: [WA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa)
- Constituency: [Runcorn and Helsby †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/runcorn-and-helsby)
- Council: [Cheshire West and Chester †](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)
- Area: 71.85 km²
- People, mid-2024: 19,741*
- Neighbourhoods: 11
- Output areas: 67

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[WA7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa7), [CW8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw8), [CH3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch3), [CH2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch2), [CW6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/cw6), [CH65](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ch65)

## Latest updates for WA6

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WA6

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa6, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa6#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa6