# WA9 5DZ: area report for a postcode in St. Helens

WA9 5DZ 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 5DZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [St. Helens](https://openindex.co.uk/st-helens) › [WA9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa9) › [WA9 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa9-5)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 600% on July. St. Helens 024B: 92 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7429,53.4425,WA95DZ
- **Thatto Heath, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7429,53.4425,WA95DZ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 950 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7429,53.4425,WA95DZ
- **No property in WA9 5DZ 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=-2.7429,53.4425,WA95DZ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, St. Helens 024B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7429,53.4425,WA95DZ
- **£186,445 average price**: For the whole of St. Helens, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7429,53.4425,WA95DZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7429,53.4425,WA95DZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7429,53.4425,WA95DZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA9 5DZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7429,53.4425,WA95DZ
- **Low road and rail noise at WA9 5DZ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7429,53.4425,WA95DZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.7429,53.4425,WA95DZ
- **20.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7429,53.4425,WA95DZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thatto Heath Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thatto-heath-community-primary-school-e104763) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Helens College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-helens-college-e130488) | Sixth form and further education | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-and-st-thomas-cofe-primary-school-e142161) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Austin's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-austins-catholic-primary-school-e104806) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Nutgrove Methodist Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nutgrove-methodist-primary-school-e146120) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-catholic-primary-school-devon-street-e104807) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Robins Lane Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/robins-lane-community-primary-school-e104762) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Cross Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-cross-catholic-primary-school-e104804) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £162,500 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 450 m |
| August 2025 | £153,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 460 m |
| March 2023 | £138,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 500 m |
| July 2026 | £183,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 500 m |
| January 2024 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 540 m |
| May 2026 | £82,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 570 m |
| August 2025 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 580 m |
| July 2024 | £207,500 | Detached, established, leasehold | 580 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE SPINNEY MEDICAL CTR. (980 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (670 m); LIVERPOOL ROAD PHARMACY (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Sherdley Park Express Petrol (770 m, Asda); M&S St Helens Ravenhead (780 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £186,445** (August 2026). St. Helens’s average house price was £186,445 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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 024B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 54.7** (2025). St. Helens 024B has a deprivation score of 54.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,629th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,319** (2021). St. Helens 024B had 1,319 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,166th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In St. Helens 024B, 100.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 5.5%** (August 2026). In St. Helens 024B, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 53.4425, -2.7429

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), August 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=-2.7429,53.4425,WA95DZ

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