Postcode WA11 9QZ (St. Helens)

Map showing WA11 9QZ and nearby postcodes

The postcode WA11 9QZ is located in St. Helens, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WA11 9QZ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WA11 9QZ is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2 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 WA11 9QZ as Hard-pressed living > Challenged terraced workers > Deprived blue-collar terraces.

The closest road name to WA11 9QZ is Link Avenue which is centered 87 m away.

The nearest bus stop is MacDonald Avenue and is 127 m away. The closest railway station is St Helens Central Rail Station, 2.01 km away.

The closest primary school to WA11 9QZ (for ages 11 and under) is St. Mary's Catholic Primary Blackbrook. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 4, 2017.

The local pub for residents of WA11 9QZ is The Ship Inn and is 312 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on February 19, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Freddys and is 141 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on September 23, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 77.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.7 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 1.6 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WA11 9QZ 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 WA11 9QZ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WA11 9QZ, and the approximate distance away.

Link Avenue 87 m
Blackbrook Road 143 m
Whiteside Avenue 175 m
Ashurst Drive 180 m
Macdonald Avenue 193 m
Ashurst Close 237 m
Dearnley Avenue 238 m
Erskine Close 254 m
Beacon Grove 274 m
Chain Lane 281 m
O'sullivan Crescent 286 m
Billinge Crescent 291 m
New Glade Hill 333 m
Longridge Avenue 349 m
Frodsham Drive 447 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WA11 9QZ

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 WA11 9QZ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St. Mary's Catholic Primary Blackbrook Good
(October 4, 2017)
134 m
Ashurst Primary School Good
(November 6, 2019)
322 m
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy 561 m
Merton Bank Primary School Good
(June 21, 2017)
987 m
Mill Green School Outstanding
(November 1, 2018)
1.45 km
Legh Vale Primary School Good
(March 26, 2019)
1.46 km
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(July 2, 2014)
1.53 km
Lansbury Bridge School Good
(January 22, 2020)
1.55 km
Broad Oak Community Primary School Good
(March 14, 2019)
1.72 km
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Good
(April 25, 2019)
1.72 km
Allanson Street Primary School Good
(March 20, 2019)
1.76 km
Carr Mill Primary School Good
(March 9, 2017)
1.79 km
Outwood Academy Haydock 1.8 km
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens Outstanding
(January 26, 2022)
1.84 km
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Good
(October 13, 2021)
1.91 km
This Is My Education - TIME 2.07 km
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School Good
(September 21, 2016)
2.18 km
Grange Valley Primary School Outstanding
(November 16, 2016)
2.46 km
St Helens College Requires improvement
(January 17, 2020)
2.63 km
St Mary & St Thomas' CofE Primary School Outstanding
(February 27, 2019)
2.64 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WA11 9QZ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Blackbrook St.Marys Catholic Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 10, 2021
134 m
DJ Food and Wine Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
February 8, 2022
141 m
Freddys Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
September 23, 2021
141 m
Magic Chef Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 28, 2018
141 m
St Catherines Secure Centre School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 31, 2019
213 m
St Pauls Church Other catering premises 4
Good
December 10, 2018
255 m
St Paul's Pre-School Playgroup Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 5, 2020
255 m
The Ship Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
February 19, 2019
312 m
M and S Late Shop Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
August 13, 2018
314 m
Ashurst Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
June 24, 2019
322 m
Premier Retailers - other 0
Needs Urgent Improvement
July 30, 2019
386 m
Spar Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 28, 2020
393 m
Lidl Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
December 12, 2017
541 m
Blackbrook Recreation & Social Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 24, 2019
561 m
St Augustine Of Canterbury Catholic High School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 11, 2018
561 m
Bargain Booze Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 8, 2017
580 m
Chain Lane Chippy Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
April 26, 2018
580 m
Galloways Bakers Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 12, 2021
580 m
The Co-operative Food Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 8, 2019
580 m
The Raj Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
August 8, 2019
580 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WA11 9QZ - Data from Apr 2022

MacDonald Avenue Bus Stop/Station 127 m
Chain Lane Bus Stop/Station 130 m
Billinge Crescent Bus Stop/Station 184 m
Longridge Avenue Bus Stop/Station 191 m
O' Sullivan Crescent Bus Stop/Station 196 m
Shaw Street Taxi Rank 2.04 km
Hall Street Taxi Rank 2.15 km
Claughton Street Taxi Rank 2.34 km
St Helens Central Rail Station Rail 2.01 km
St Helens Junction Rail Station Rail 3.29 km
St Helens Junction Rail Station Rail 3.3 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 17.12 km
Terminal Two Access Air 30.28 km
Terminal Two Access Air 30.33 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WA11 9QZ - Data from Dec 2021

Glass House Close Wood Woodland Or Forest 811 m
Stanley Bank Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.14 km
Icehouse Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.41 km
Carr Mill Dam Inland Water 1.65 km
Crock Hey Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.85 km
Carr Mill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.9 km
Little Oak Meadow Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.94 km
Higher Colt Shed Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.13 km
Caleb's Rough Woodland Or Forest 2.16 km
Caleb's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.3 km
Littlewood Woodland Or Forest 2.32 km
Hollin Hey Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.37 km
Clinkham Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.37 km
Rough Hey Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.43 km
Goyt Hey Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.73 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WA11 9QZ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 44.8 Mbps 77.4 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 11.7 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 26 6.8
30-300 Mbps 0% 78.6 12.1
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

25 meters consuming 268,760 kWh - mean 10,750 kWh : median 9,436 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

26 meters consuming 71,276 kWh - mean 2,741 kWh : median 2,509 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WA11 9QZ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.46316400
Longitude -2.70601600
OS Easting 353224
OS Northing 0396501
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
7749
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Merseyside

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
St Helens North
Electoral Ward Blackbrook
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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Challenged terraced workers
Subgroup: Deprived blue-collar terraces
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Liverpool BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division St Helens BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006490
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
St. Helens 008
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
St. Helens 008F
Output Area / Small Area 8B1