Postcode WA10 5BJ (St. Helens)

Map showing WA10 5BJ and nearby postcodes

The postcode WA10 5BJ is located in St. Helens, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WA10 5BJ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WA10 5BJ is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.7 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of WA10 5BJ as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Semi-detached ageing.

The closest road name to WA10 5BJ is Griffin Close which is centered 20 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Millwood Avenue and is 208 m away. The closest railway station is Thatto Heath Rail Station, 2.62 km away.

The closest primary school to WA10 5BJ (for ages 11 and under) is St Julie's Catholic Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on October 17, 2013. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Cowley International College. The last OFSTED inspection on November 24, 2021 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of WA10 5BJ is Griffin Inn and is 507 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on March 11, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Fantastico and is 949 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on July 13, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 123.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.9 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WA10 5BJ is covered by the Merseyside police force association and Halton and St Helens is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to WA10 5BJ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WA10 5BJ, and the approximate distance away.

Griffin Close 20 m
Mill Wood Avenue 111 m
Poplar Avenue 154 m
Knowles House Close 165 m
Stanwood Close 178 m
Mosslands 198 m
Laurel Drive 217 m
Orith Avenue 234 m
Bobbies Lane 238 m
Richmond Close 274 m
Gillars Green Drive 280 m
Knowles House Avenue 303 m
Howard's Lane 311 m
Brook House Grove 316 m
Brooklands Road 424 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WA10 5BJ

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from WA10 5BJ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Julie's Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(October 17, 2013)
334 m
Eccleston Mere Primary School Good
(October 7, 2021)
600 m
De La Salle School Requires improvement
(February 5, 2020)
1.06 km
Bleak Hill Primary School Outstanding
(November 7, 2006)
1.52 km
Carmel College Outstanding
(May 3, 2019)
1.73 km
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street Good
(July 9, 2021)
1.87 km
Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School Good
(February 21, 2017)
2 km
St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Good
(March 4, 2020)
2.02 km
Rivington Primary School Outstanding
(October 12, 2011)
2.41 km
Eccleston Lane Ends Primary School Outstanding
(January 15, 2015)
2.44 km
Cowley International College Good
(November 24, 2021)
2.65 km
Evelyn Community Primary School Good
(November 16, 2016)
2.71 km
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School Good
(June 12, 2018)
2.71 km
St Mary & St Thomas' CofE Primary School Outstanding
(February 27, 2019)
2.78 km
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School 2.86 km
St Austin's Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(July 18, 2018)
2.9 km
St Helens College Requires improvement
(January 17, 2020)
2.93 km
Prescot Primary School Requires improvement
(June 13, 2018)
2.94 km
Thatto Heath Community Primary School Good
(September 27, 2018)
3.01 km
The Prescot School Requires improvement
(October 20, 2021)
3.1 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WA10 5BJ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Boston News and Booze Retailers - other 2
Needs Improvement
November 22, 2018
236 m
St Julie's County Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 27, 2020
334 m
Amy Rigby Retailers - other Exempt
354 m
Griffin Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
March 11, 2022
507 m
Eccleston Mere Emus Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
December 11, 2018
600 m
Eccleston Mere Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 17, 2021
678 m
Islandmagee Football Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 7, 2021
689 m
The Stanley Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 20, 2019
742 m
TDL Convenience Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
May 30, 2018
818 m
Trapwood Community Centre Other catering premises 5
Very Good
August 22, 2019
818 m
The Village Home and Garden Retailers - other Exempt
January 29, 2018
922 m
Whistles Tea Room Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
June 4, 2019
922 m
Fantastico Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
July 13, 2021
949 m
One Stop Retailers - other 4
Good
August 18, 2017
949 m
Waterfields Retailers - other 4
Good
December 10, 2021
949 m
De La Salle Rc High School School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 18, 2019
1.06 km
Planet Kids Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
October 19, 2021
1.08 km
McColls Retailers - other 5
Very Good
July 26, 2017
1.09 km
Seven Stars Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 22, 2018
1.09 km
Galloways Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 21, 2019
1.09 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WA10 5BJ - Data from Apr 2022

Millwood Avenue Bus Stop/Station 208 m
Seddon Close Bus Stop/Station 353 m
Burrows Lane Bus Stop/Station 373 m
Gillars Green Drive Bus Stop/Station 409 m
Gillars Green Drive Bus Stop/Station 430 m
Crab Street Taxi Rank 2.84 km
Eccleston Street Taxi Rank 3 km
Westfield Street Taxi Rank 3.06 km
Thatto Heath Rail Station Rail 2.62 km
Thatto Heath Rail Station Rail 2.64 km
Eccleston Park Rail Station Rail 2.66 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 13.8 km
Terminal Two Access Air 35.01 km
Terminal Two Access Air 35.06 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WA10 5BJ - Data from Dec 2021

Eccleston Mere Inland Water 715 m
Mill Wood Woodland Or Forest 794 m
Old Joans Plantation Woodland Or Forest 876 m
Mill Dam Inland Water 939 m
Mere Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.03 km
Eccleston Top Dam Inland Water 1.16 km
Eccleston Bottom Dam Inland Water 1.29 km
Trap Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.32 km
Jim's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.37 km
Sale's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.4 km
Broom Covert Woodland Or Forest 1.42 km
Gorse Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.54 km
Big Dam Inland Water 1.6 km
The Gorse Woodland Or Forest 1.64 km
Crab Tree Drive Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.65 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WA10 5BJ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 123.4 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 12.5 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 3.6 0.6
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 156 15.5
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

20 meters consuming 254,188 kWh - mean 12,709 kWh : median 13,212 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

20 meters consuming 67,067 kWh - mean 3,353 kWh : median 2,793 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WA10 5BJ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.45454200
Longitude -2.78553700
OS Easting 347934
OS Northing 0395597
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
29500
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Merseyside

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
St Helens South and Whiston
Electoral Ward Eccleston
Local Authority District St. Helens
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Liverpool City Region
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Greater Merseyside

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000013
Travel To Work Area Warrington and Wigan

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Halton and St Helens
Cancer Alliance Cheshire and Merseyside
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Cheshire and Merseyside
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS St Helens CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Semi-detached ageing
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Liverpool BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division St Helens BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006492
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
St. Helens 009
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
St. Helens 009D
Output Area / Small Area 6B3