# WA9 2QJ: area report for a postcode in St. Helens

WA9 2QJ is a postcode in St. Helens.

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 St. Helens. Open the map at WA9 2QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) › [WA9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa9) › [WA9 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa9-2)

## Around this postcode

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 17% on July. St. Helens 017A: 161 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6816,53.4482,WA92QJ
- **St Helens Junction, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6816,53.4482,WA92QJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6816,53.4482,WA92QJ
- **No property in WA9 2QJ 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=-2.6816,53.4482,WA92QJ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, St. Helens 017A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6816,53.4482,WA92QJ
- **£185,154 average price**: For the whole of St. Helens, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6816,53.4482,WA92QJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6816,53.4482,WA92QJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6816,53.4482,WA92QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA9 2QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6816,53.4482,WA92QJ
- **Low road and rail noise at WA9 2QJ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6816,53.4482,WA92QJ
- **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=-2.6816,53.4482,WA92QJ
- **12.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6816,53.4482,WA92QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-spirit-catholic-primary-school-e132188) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Broad Oak Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/broad-oak-community-primary-school-e130259) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pace](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pace-e104757) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Lansbury Bridge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lansbury-bridge-school-e134865) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |
| [St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-catholic-academy-e152596) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | – |
| [Mill Green School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mill-green-school-e131022) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Willow Bank School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-bank-school-e104843) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Grange Valley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grange-valley-primary-school-e104774) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, May 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2023 | £104,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| February 2025 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| March 2024 | £117,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| November 2023 | £97,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| October 2024 | £123,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| November 2025 | £148,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: PEAK PHARMACY (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily St Helens Fleet lane (310 m, Morrisons)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £185,154** (July 2026). St. Helens’s average house price was £185,154 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 7.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,306** (2025). Full-time workers living in St. Helens earned a median of £37,306 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 136th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.0×** (2025). A home in St. Helens costs 5.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 43rd 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: 29.0** (2025). St. Helens has a deprivation score of 29.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 46th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## St. Helens 017A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 65.5** (2025). St. Helens 017A has a deprivation score of 65.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 548th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £139,995** (2025). The median price paid for a home in St. Helens 017A was £139,995 in 2025. Joint 1,793rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,753** (2021). St. Helens 017A had 1,753 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,460th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In St. Helens 017A, 99.9% 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.

## WA9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £183,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WA9 was £183,750 in 2025. 274th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 52,793** (2021). WA9 had 52,793 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 165th most 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: 91%** (2022). About 91% of people in WA9 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In WA9, 98.1% 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: [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens)
- Centre: 53.4482, -2.6816

Council: [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [St Helens North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-helens-north): David Baines (Labour), MP since July 2024.

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=-2.6816,53.4482,WA92QJ

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