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

WA9 4ZR 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 4ZR 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

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 75% on July. St. Helens 022G: 31 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.6850,53.4348,WA94ZR
- **St Helens Junction, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.6850,53.4348,WA94ZR
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.6850,53.4348,WA94ZR
- **No property in WA9 4ZR 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=-2.6850,53.4348,WA94ZR
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, St. Helens 022G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.6850,53.4348,WA94ZR
- **£185,154 average price**: For the whole of St. Helens, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.6850,53.4348,WA94ZR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.6850,53.4348,WA94ZR
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.6850,53.4348,WA94ZR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA9 4ZR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.6850,53.4348,WA94ZR
- **Low road and rail noise at WA9 4ZR**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.6850,53.4348,WA94ZR
- **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=-2.6850,53.4348,WA94ZR
- **12.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.6850,53.4348,WA94ZR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sutton Oak CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sutton-oak-cofe-primary-school-e104791) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-catholic-academy-e152596) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | – |
| [St Anne's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-catholic-primary-school-e104805) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-spirit-catholic-primary-school-e132188) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Burtonwood Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burtonwood-community-primary-school-e145390) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 81% 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 | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Paul of the Cross Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-paul-of-the-cross-catholic-primary-school-e111367) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £158,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £305,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| September 2025 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| September 2023 | £330,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| May 2026 | £415,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2023 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2025 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2024 | £166,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 022G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.9** (2025). St. Helens 022G has a deprivation score of 7.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,108th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £294,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in St. Helens 022G was £294,250 in 2025. 15,688th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,487** (2021). St. Helens 022G had 1,487 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,542nd 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: 90.5%** (January 2026). In St. Helens 022G, 90.5% 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: 53.4348, -2.6850

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=-2.6850,53.4348,WA94ZR

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