# WA9 4YW: area report for a postcode in St. Helens

WA9 4YW 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 4YW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) › [WA9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa9) › [WA9 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa9-4)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 7% on July. St. Helens 020G: 36 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7100,53.4257,WA94YW
- **Lea Green, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7100,53.4257,WA94YW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7100,53.4257,WA94YW
- **No property in WA9 4YW 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=-2.7100,53.4257,WA94YW
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, St. Helens 020G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7100,53.4257,WA94YW
- **£185,154 average price**: For the whole of St. Helens, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7100,53.4257,WA94YW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7100,53.4257,WA94YW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7100,53.4257,WA94YW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA9 4YW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7100,53.4257,WA94YW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WA9 4YW**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7100,53.4257,WA94YW
- **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=-2.7100,53.4257,WA94YW
- **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=-2.7100,53.4257,WA94YW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Willow Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-tree-primary-school-e150877) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2022, before the school changed | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sherdley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sherdley-primary-school-e104769) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 54% 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 | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eaves Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eaves-primary-school-e104770) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Theresa's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-theresas-catholic-primary-school-e104823) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ash Meadow School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ash-meadow-school-e148797) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Sutton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-sutton-academy-e136141) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 45.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sutton Oak CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sutton-oak-cofe-primary-school-e104791) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £308,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| February 2026 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £264,000 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2024 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| May 2026 | £251,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| July 2026 | £190,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Lea Green (1 km, 12 minutes on foot)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (830 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Clock Face St Helens (760 m, Aldi)

## 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 020G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.6** (2025). St. Helens 020G has a deprivation score of 11.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,653rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £205,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in St. Helens 020G was £205,000 in 2025. Joint 6,968th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,471** (2021). St. Helens 020G had 1,471 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,633rd least 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 020G, 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: 53.4257, -2.7100

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=-2.7100,53.4257,WA94YW

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