Postcode WA9 1SL (St. Helens)

Map showing WA9 1SL and nearby postcodes

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

WA9 1SL is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.2 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 WA9 1SL as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to WA9 1SL is Simms Avenue which is centered 34 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Boardmans Lane and is 111 m away. The closest railway station is St Helens Central Rail Station, 1.65 km away.

The closest primary school to WA9 1SL (for ages 11 and under) is Allanson Street Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 20, 2019.

The local pub for residents of WA9 1SL is Blackbrook Recreation & Social and is 654 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 1.07 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on September 23, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 131.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14.7 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 1.2 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 1SL 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 1SL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Simms Avenue 34 m
Chancery Lane 55 m
Castle Avenue 79 m
Evelyn Avenue 103 m
Mccormack Avenue 110 m
Delves Close 155 m
Rimmer Grove 172 m
Evelyn Street 180 m
Kerr Grove 185 m
Tickle Avenue 211 m
Mather Avenue 218 m
Nunn Street 228 m
Reeves Street 228 m
Hargreaves Street 245 m
Lansbury Avenue 248 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WA9 1SL

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 1SL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Mill Green School Outstanding
(November 1, 2018)
243 m
Lansbury Bridge School Good
(January 22, 2020)
349 m
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy 654 m
Allanson Street Primary School Good
(March 20, 2019)
688 m
Merton Bank Primary School Good
(June 21, 2017)
924 m
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School Good
(September 21, 2016)
1.01 km
Broad Oak Community Primary School Good
(March 14, 2019)
1.01 km
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Good
(April 25, 2019)
1.01 km
St. Mary's Catholic Primary Blackbrook Good
(October 4, 2017)
1.34 km
Ashurst Primary School Good
(November 6, 2019)
1.47 km
Sutton Oak CofE Primary School Good
(November 1, 2017)
1.65 km
Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens Outstanding
(January 26, 2022)
1.78 km
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Good
(October 13, 2021)
1.79 km
Robins Lane Community Primary School Good
(January 8, 2020)
1.87 km
This Is My Education - TIME 2.07 km
Legh Vale Primary School Good
(March 26, 2019)
2.14 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(November 22, 2018)
2.29 km
St Helens College Requires improvement
(January 17, 2020)
2.36 km
Outwood Academy Haydock 2.37 km
St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(July 2, 2014)
2.42 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Blackbrook Recreation & Social Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 24, 2019
654 m
St Augustine Of Canterbury Catholic High School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 11, 2018
654 m
Lidl Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
December 12, 2017
751 m
Premier Retailers - other 0
Needs Urgent Improvement
July 30, 2019
861 m
DJ Food and Wine Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
February 8, 2022
1.07 km
Freddys Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
September 23, 2021
1.07 km
Magic Chef Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 28, 2018
1.07 km
M and S Late Shop Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
August 13, 2018
1.15 km
Spar Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 28, 2020
1.34 km
Blackbrook St.Marys Catholic Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 10, 2021
1.34 km
The Ship Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
February 19, 2019
1.35 km
St Catherines Secure Centre School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 31, 2019
1.35 km
Slimming World - Angela McManus Retailers - other Exempt
1.42 km
St Pauls Church Other catering premises 4
Good
December 10, 2018
1.43 km
St Paul's Pre-School Playgroup Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 5, 2020
1.43 km
Ashurst Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
June 24, 2019
1.47 km
Haydock Supper Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 8, 2022
1.53 km
The Owls Nest Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 14, 2019
1.54 km
Union Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
June 17, 2019
1.55 km
The Rockware Pub Pub/bar/nightclub 2
Needs Improvement
February 7, 2020
1.61 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Boardmans Lane Bus Stop/Station 111 m
Reeves Street Bus Stop/Station 198 m
Tickle Avenue Bus Stop/Station 205 m
Hargreaves Street Bus Stop/Station 222 m
Nicholson Street Bus Stop/Station 297 m
Shaw Street Taxi Rank 1.65 km
Hall Street Taxi Rank 1.8 km
Ormskirk Street Taxi Rank 2.1 km
St Helens Central Rail Station Rail 1.65 km
St Helens Junction Rail Station Rail 2.09 km
St Helens Junction Rail Station Rail 2.11 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 16.15 km
Terminal Two Access Air 29.88 km
Terminal Two Access Air 29.93 km

Nearby Nature

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

Littlewood Woodland Or Forest 1.71 km
Glass House Close Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.02 km
Waterdale Reservoir Inland Water 2.09 km
Grove's Dam Inland Water 2.15 km
Delph Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.2 km
Stanley Bank Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.23 km
Rough Hey Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.39 km
Icehouse Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.53 km
Round Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.58 km
Dobb's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.61 km
Garden Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.78 km
Carr Mill Dam Inland Water 2.81 km
The Dam Inland Water 2.91 km
Dam Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.94 km
Crock Hey Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.03 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 131.2 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 14.7 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 106.1 12
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

10 meters consuming 79,978 kWh - mean 7,998 kWh : median 7,729 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

9 meters consuming 28,839 kWh - mean 3,204 kWh : median 2,725 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WA9 1SL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.45228800
Longitude -2.70600100
OS Easting 353213
OS Northing 0395291
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
922
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Merseyside

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
St Helens North
Electoral Ward Parr
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 E33006497
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
St. Helens 011
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
St. Helens 011D
Output Area / Small Area 8D1