Postcode WA9 1EZ (St. Helens)

Map showing WA9 1EZ and nearby postcodes

The postcode WA9 1EZ is located in St. Helens, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WA9 1EZ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WA9 1EZ is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0 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 WA9 1EZ as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to WA9 1EZ is Park Road which is centered 91 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Mulcrow Close and is 68 m away. The closest railway station is St Helens Central Rail Station, 1.28 km away.

The closest primary school to WA9 1EZ (for ages 11 and under) is Merton Bank Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on June 21, 2017.

The local pub for residents of WA9 1EZ is Blackbrook Recreation & Social and is 430 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on May 24, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Freddys and is 740 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on September 23, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 83.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 96.3% 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 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for WA9 1EZ 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 WA9 1EZ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WA9 1EZ, and the approximate distance away.

Park Road 91 m
Windmill Gardens 123 m
Recreation Street 138 m
Prospect Road 142 m
Mulcrow Close 162 m
Waine Street 244 m
Penny Bridge Grove 255 m
Roper Street 282 m
Redgate Drive 324 m
Tickle Avenue 459 m
Mccormack Avenue 525 m
A571 4.77 km
A580 4.99 km
East Lancashire Road 6.07 km
A572 12.61 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode WA9 1EZ

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 WA9 1EZ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Merton Bank Primary School Good
(June 21, 2017)
316 m
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy 430 m
Mill Green School Outstanding
(November 1, 2018)
845 m
Allanson Street Primary School Good
(March 20, 2019)
935 m
Lansbury Bridge School Good
(January 22, 2020)
951 m
St. Mary's Catholic Primary Blackbrook Good
(October 4, 2017)
987 m
Ashurst Primary School Good
(November 6, 2019)
1.01 km
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens Outstanding
(January 26, 2022)
1.27 km
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Good
(October 13, 2021)
1.3 km
This Is My Education - TIME 1.55 km
Broad Oak Community Primary School Good
(March 14, 2019)
1.57 km
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Good
(April 25, 2019)
1.57 km
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School Good
(September 21, 2016)
1.62 km
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(July 2, 2014)
1.8 km
St Helens College Requires improvement
(January 17, 2020)
1.96 km
St Mary & St Thomas' CofE Primary School Outstanding
(February 27, 2019)
2.07 km
Robins Lane Community Primary School Good
(January 8, 2020)
2.14 km
Legh Vale Primary School Good
(March 26, 2019)
2.17 km
Sutton Oak CofE Primary School Good
(November 1, 2017)
2.18 km
Carr Mill Primary School Good
(March 9, 2017)
2.33 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WA9 1EZ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Lidl Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
December 12, 2017
333 m
Blackbrook Recreation & Social Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 24, 2019
430 m
St Augustine Of Canterbury Catholic High School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 11, 2018
430 m
Premier Retailers - other 0
Needs Urgent Improvement
July 30, 2019
489 m
M and S Late Shop Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
August 13, 2018
666 m
DJ Food and Wine Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
February 8, 2022
740 m
Freddys Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
September 23, 2021
740 m
Magic Chef Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 28, 2018
740 m
Slimming World - Angela McManus Retailers - other Exempt
783 m
Blackbrook St.Marys Catholic Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 10, 2021
987 m
St Pauls Church Other catering premises 4
Good
December 10, 2018
1.01 km
St Paul's Pre-School Playgroup Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 5, 2020
1.01 km
Ashurst Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
June 24, 2019
1.01 km
Union Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
June 17, 2019
1.06 km
St Catherines Secure Centre School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 31, 2019
1.07 km
The Ship Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
February 19, 2019
1.12 km
The Rockware Pub Pub/bar/nightclub 2
Needs Improvement
February 7, 2020
1.14 km
Little Einsteins Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
June 29, 2021
1.14 km
Spar Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 28, 2020
1.16 km
Partners In Care Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
December 10, 2019
1.18 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WA9 1EZ - Data from Apr 2022

Mulcrow Close Bus Stop/Station 68 m
Mulcrow Close Bus Stop/Station 93 m
Blackhorse Street Bus Stop/Station 269 m
Blackbrook Road Bus Stop/Station 304 m
Merton Bank Road Bus Stop/Station 334 m
Shaw Street Taxi Rank 1.3 km
Hall Street Taxi Rank 1.43 km
Cotham Street Taxi Rank 1.69 km
St Helens Central Rail Station Rail 1.28 km
St Helens Junction Rail Station Rail 2.64 km
St Helens Junction Rail Station Rail 2.67 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 16.26 km
Terminal Two Access Air 30.44 km
Terminal Two Access Air 30.49 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WA9 1EZ - Data from Dec 2021

Glass House Close Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.59 km
Stanley Bank Wood Woodland Or Forest 2 km
Grove's Dam Inland Water 2.14 km
Littlewood Woodland Or Forest 2.27 km
Icehouse Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.28 km
Carr Mill Dam Inland Water 2.29 km
Delph Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.37 km
Carr Mill Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.51 km
Waterdale Reservoir Inland Water 2.53 km
Dobb's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.65 km
Crock Hey Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.71 km
Clinkham Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.73 km
Rough Hey Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.77 km
Round Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.78 km
Little Oak Meadow Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.8 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WA9 1EZ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 39.5 Mbps 83.2 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 9.7 Mbps 10.4 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 9 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 15 4.5
30-300 Mbps 3.7% 80.9 10.1
300+ Mbps 96.3% 331 36

Gas Consumption

26 meters consuming 267,490 kWh - mean 10,288 kWh : median 10,291 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

26 meters consuming 89,574 kWh - mean 3,445 kWh : median 2,993 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WA9 1EZ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.45644400
Longitude -2.71257500
OS Easting 352781
OS Northing 0395756
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
98
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Merseyside

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
St Helens South and Whiston
Electoral Ward Town Centre
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: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Young hard-pressed families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Liverpool BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division St Helens BUASD
Workplace Zone E33006513
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
St. Helens 014
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
St. Helens 014D
Output Area / Small Area 8D1