# WA9 3ZG: area report for a postcode in St. Helens

WA9 3ZG 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 3ZG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) › [WA9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa9) › [WA9 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa9-3)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 6% on July. St. Helens 014A: 143 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7182,53.4379,WA93ZG
- **St Helens Junction, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7182,53.4379,WA93ZG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7182,53.4379,WA93ZG
- **No property in WA9 3ZG 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=-2.7182,53.4379,WA93ZG
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, St. Helens 014A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7182,53.4379,WA93ZG
- **£185,154 average price**: For the whole of St. Helens, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7182,53.4379,WA93ZG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7182,53.4379,WA93ZG
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7182,53.4379,WA93ZG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA9 3ZG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7182,53.4379,WA93ZG
- **Low road and rail noise at WA9 3ZG**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7182,53.4379,WA93ZG
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-2.7182,53.4379,WA93ZG
- **13.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7182,53.4379,WA93ZG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Robins Lane Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/robins-lane-community-primary-school-e104762) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eaves Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eaves-primary-school-e104770) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Anne's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-catholic-primary-school-e104805) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sutton Oak CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sutton-oak-cofe-primary-school-e104791) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sherdley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherdley-primary-school-e104769) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Allanson Street Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/allanson-street-primary-school-e104758) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-catholic-academy-e152596) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | – |
| [The Sutton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sutton-academy-e136141) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 45.5 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| January 2024 | £138,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2023 | £70,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £135,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2025 | £255,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| February 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MARSHALLS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE (190 m); RAINBOW MEDICAL CENTRE (860 m)
- Pharmacies: CLARKS PHARMACY (310 m); IPHARM (810 m); RAINBOW PHARMACY (860 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Sherdley (460 m, Morrisons); Morrisons Sutton St Helens (540 m, Morrisons); Asda Sherdley Park Express Petrol (960 m, Asda)

## 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 014A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 31.7** (2025). St. Helens 014A has a deprivation score of 31.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,483rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £235,995** (2025). The median price paid for a home in St. Helens 014A was £235,995 in 2025. 10,145th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,771** (2021). St. Helens 014A had 1,771 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,844th 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: 97.9%** (January 2026). In St. Helens 014A, 97.9% 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: 53.4379, -2.7182

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

## Your MP

- [St Helens South and Whiston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-helens-south-and-whiston): Ms Marie Rimmer (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=-2.7182,53.4379,WA93ZG

## How to cite

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