Postcode WA12 0BS (St. Helens)

Map showing WA12 0BS and nearby postcodes

The postcode WA12 0BS is located in St. Helens, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WA12 0BS is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WA12 0BS is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.9 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 WA12 0BS as Rural residents > Rural tenants > Rural life.

The closest road name to WA12 0BS is Waterworks Drive which is centered 198 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Parkside Road and is 113 m away. The closest railway station is Newton-le-Willows Rail Station, 817 m away.

The closest primary school to WA12 0BS (for ages 11 and under) is St Peter's CofE Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on December 13, 2013.

The local pub for residents of WA12 0BS is Stocks Tavern and is 944 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Satisfactory on April 25, 2018. The nearest takeaway food is available from Fishician and is 1.16 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on July 4, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 27.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 3.2 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 WA12 0BS 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 WA12 0BS and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WA12 0BS, and the approximate distance away.

Waterworks Drive 198 m
Southworth Road 291 m
Golborne Dale Road 367 m
Parkside Road 980 m
East Lancashire Road 2.24 km
Newton Road 2.4 km
A580 3.13 km
B5207 3.35 km
A573 3.53 km
A574 5.5 km
A572 5.82 km
A56 25.01 km
M6 34.45 km
A58 40.87 km
A59 44.17 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode WA12 0BS

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 WA12 0BS - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Peter's CofE Primary School Outstanding
(December 13, 2013)
982 m
Newton-le-Willows Primary School Good
(September 23, 2021)
1.65 km
Hope Academy Requires improvement
(September 29, 2021)
1.73 km
St Mary's Catholic Infant School Requires improvement
(May 23, 2018)
2.04 km
Wargrave House School Outstanding
(December 18, 2019)
2.15 km
Golborne Community Primary School 2.26 km
Wargrave CofE Primary School Good
(June 23, 2021)
2.3 km
All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Outstanding
(January 30, 2019)
2.34 km
St Mary's Catholic Junior School Requires improvement
(December 6, 2018)
2.35 km
St Luke's CofE Primary School Good
(November 29, 2017)
2.46 km
The District CofE Primary School Good
(October 20, 2021)
2.52 km
St Thomas CofE Junior and Infant School Good
(February 27, 2020)
2.58 km
Lowton West Primary School Good
(September 14, 2017)
2.68 km
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Lowton Good
(March 21, 2018)
2.73 km
Winwick CofE Primary School Good
(June 27, 2018)
2.84 km
Golborne High School Good
(December 5, 2019)
2.9 km
Green Meadow Independent Primary School Good
(March 5, 2020)
3.36 km
Lowton Junior and Infant School Good
(March 7, 2017)
3.41 km
Lyme Community Primary School Good
(September 25, 2019)
3.47 km
The Byrchall High School Requires improvement
(March 7, 2019)
3.78 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WA12 0BS - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Newbank Garden Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
February 11, 2020
0 m
Shop & Drive Retailers - other 5
Very Good
October 11, 2021
832 m
The Kirkfield Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 2
Needs Improvement
September 30, 2021
851 m
Haydock Park Golf Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 25, 2021
922 m
Dragon & Phoenix Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
May 29, 2018
944 m
Stocks Tavern Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
April 25, 2018
944 m
St Peter's C Of E School School/college/university 5
Very Good
June 11, 2019
982 m
The Foxes Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
December 6, 2021
982 m
Amans Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 23, 2019
1.16 km
Drinkworthy Ltd Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 15, 2021
1.16 km
Fishician Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
July 4, 2019
1.16 km
Hong Liang Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
November 1, 2021
1.16 km
Humbugs Retailers - other 4
Good
November 13, 2019
1.16 km
Samerah Balti Takeaway/sandwich shop 1
Needs Major Improvement
September 20, 2021
1.16 km
Spar Retailers - other 4
Good
June 13, 2018
1.16 km
The Firkin Bar Pub/bar/nightclub Exempt
September 27, 2018
1.16 km
The Fort Of India Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 2
Needs Improvement
April 25, 2018
1.16 km
The Riddling Rack Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 8, 2019
1.16 km
Verona Kitchen & Bar Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 24, 2019
1.16 km
Village Pantry Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 3
Satisfactory
November 6, 2019
1.16 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WA12 0BS - Data from Apr 2022

Parkside Road Bus Stop/Station 113 m
Parkside Road Bus Stop/Station 199 m
Waterworks Drive Bus Stop/Station 226 m
Waterworks Drive Bus Stop/Station 280 m
Golborne Dale Road Bus Stop/Station 318 m
Railway Street Taxi Rank 2.44 km
Newton-le-Willows Rail Station Rail 817 m
Earlestown Rail Station Rail 2.21 km
Earlestown Rail Station Rail 2.46 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 21.36 km
Terminal Two Access Air 23.61 km
Terminal Two Access Air 23.66 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WA12 0BS - Data from Dec 2021

Newton Lake Inland Water 654 m
Golborne Dale Valley 658 m
Naylors Wood Woodland Or Forest 862 m
Colonel's Wood Woodland Or Forest 918 m
Park Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.03 km
Golborne Park Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.08 km
Apple Acre Woodland Or Forest 1.12 km
Hollows Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.41 km
Dean Moor Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.6 km
Dean Dam Inland Water 1.67 km
Cop Holt Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.79 km
Lady Hill Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.13 km
White Door Dam Inland Water 2.14 km
Cowhey Dam Inland Water 2.16 km
White Door Covert Woodland Or Forest 2.26 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WA12 0BS - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 31.5 Mbps 27.4 Mbps 41.88 Mbps
Upload 7.4 Mbps 6 Mbps 9.62 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 1 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 19.8 4.3
30-300 Mbps 100% 37 8.2
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

7 meters consuming 144,130 kWh - mean 20,590 kWh : median 22,115 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

6 meters consuming 18,831 kWh - mean 3,139 kWh : median 2,408 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WA12 0BS - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.45611900
Longitude -2.60225700
OS Easting 360106
OS Northing 0395654
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
26237
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Merseyside

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
St Helens North
Electoral Ward Newton
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: Rural residents
Group: Rural tenants
Subgroup: Rural life
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Greater Manchester BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Newton-le-Willows BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006525
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
St. Helens 015
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
St. Helens 015D
Output Area / Small Area 1B1