Postcode WA9 2JL (St. Helens)

Map showing WA9 2JL and nearby postcodes

The postcode WA9 2JL is located in St. Helens, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. WA9 2JL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

WA9 2JL is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.3 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 2JL as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to WA9 2JL is Mersey Street which is centered 16 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Sky Lark Rise and is 131 m away. The closest railway station is St Helens Junction Rail Station, 2.27 km away.

The closest primary school to WA9 2JL (for ages 11 and under) is Broad Oak Community Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 14, 2019.

The local pub for residents of WA9 2JL is Blackbrook Recreation & Social and is 1.33 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on May 24, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Haydock Supper Bar and is 1.41 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on February 8, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 140.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.5 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 1.1 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 WA9 2JL 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 2JL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to WA9 2JL, and the approximate distance away.

Mersey Street 16 m
Southport Street 24 m
Weaver Grove 108 m
Sky Lark Rise 121 m
Newton Road 188 m
Provident Street 217 m
Chiltern Road 245 m
Brampton Court 274 m
Cotswold Grove 276 m
Lambourne Grove 278 m
Brunswick Street 289 m
Mount Pleasant Avenue 378 m
Derbyshire Hill Road 395 m
Malvern Road 429 m
Fleet Lane 845 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode WA9 2JL

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 2JL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Broad Oak Community Primary School Good
(March 14, 2019)
310 m
Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Good
(April 25, 2019)
310 m
Lansbury Bridge School Good
(January 22, 2020)
1.15 km
Mill Green School Outstanding
(November 1, 2018)
1.16 km
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School Good
(September 21, 2016)
1.27 km
St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy 1.33 km
Legh Vale Primary School Good
(March 26, 2019)
1.55 km
Outwood Academy Haydock 1.63 km
St. Mary's Catholic Primary Blackbrook Good
(October 4, 2017)
1.7 km
Allanson Street Primary School Good
(March 20, 2019)
1.74 km
Grange Valley Primary School Outstanding
(November 16, 2016)
1.77 km
Ashurst Primary School Good
(November 6, 2019)
1.93 km
Merton Bank Primary School Good
(June 21, 2017)
1.94 km
Penkford School Good
(February 26, 2016)
1.99 km
Sutton Oak CofE Primary School Good
(November 1, 2017)
2 km
Lyme Community Primary School Good
(September 25, 2019)
2.32 km
St James' Church of England Primary School 2.34 km
Haydock English Martyrs' Primary School Good
(January 18, 2018)
2.48 km
Robins Lane Community Primary School Good
(January 8, 2020)
2.67 km
St Anne's Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(November 22, 2018)
2.7 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from WA9 2JL - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Blackbrook Recreation & Social Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 24, 2019
1.33 km
St Augustine Of Canterbury Catholic High School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 11, 2018
1.33 km
Haydock Supper Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 8, 2022
1.41 km
Spar Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 28, 2020
1.42 km
Lyme House School/college/university 4
Good
August 9, 2018
1.42 km
The Owls Nest Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 14, 2019
1.44 km
West End Superstore Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 4
Good
November 1, 2021
1.48 km
Premier Retailers - other 0
Needs Urgent Improvement
July 30, 2019
1.5 km
The Ship Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
February 19, 2019
1.5 km
Lidl Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
December 12, 2017
1.51 km
Hollowood Chemists Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 4
Good
December 7, 2021
1.52 km
TST Food & Wine Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
October 12, 2021
1.52 km
DJ Food and Wine Retailers - other 1
Needs Major Improvement
February 8, 2022
1.52 km
Freddys Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
September 23, 2021
1.52 km
Magic Chef Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 28, 2018
1.52 km
St Mark's Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 22, 2021
1.53 km
T.A.N.G.O.+ Food Pantry Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 13, 2022
1.53 km
Legh Vale Infant & Junior School School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 15, 2021
1.55 km
St Catherines Secure Centre School/college/university 5
Very Good
July 31, 2019
1.59 km
Mayfair Takeaway/sandwich shop 2
Needs Improvement
January 6, 2022
1.6 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to WA9 2JL - Data from Apr 2022

Sky Lark Rise Bus Stop/Station 131 m
Provident Street Bus Stop/Station 135 m
Southport Street Bus Stop/Station 212 m
Mount Pleasant Avenue Bus Stop/Station 216 m
Mount Pleasant Avenue Bus Stop/Station 222 m
Shaw Street Taxi Rank 2.8 km
Hall Street Taxi Rank 2.94 km
Ormskirk Street Taxi Rank 3.25 km
St Helens Junction Rail Station Rail 2.27 km
St Helens Junction Rail Station Rail 2.29 km
St Helens Central Rail Station Rail 2.79 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 16.95 km
Terminal Two Access Air 28.82 km
Terminal Two Access Air 28.87 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to WA9 2JL - Data from Dec 2021

Littlewood Woodland Or Forest 711 m
Rough Hey Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.27 km
Stanley Bank Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.1 km
Glass House Close Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.3 km
Icehouse Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.4 km
Waterdale Reservoir Inland Water 2.61 km
Wheatacre Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.65 km
Little Oak Meadow Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.94 km
Crock Hey Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.96 km
Wood Pit Covert Woodland Or Forest 3.01 km
Park Brow Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.05 km
Higher Colt Shed Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.06 km
Delph Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.1 km
Lodge Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.14 km
Carr Mill Dam Inland Water 3.19 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for WA9 2JL - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 81.8 Mbps 140.9 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 13.5 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 4 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 83.3 10.3
300+ Mbps 100% 526.5 37.5

Gas Consumption

20 meters consuming 144,307 kWh - mean 7,215 kWh : median 7,159 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

20 meters consuming 50,319 kWh - mean 2,516 kWh : median 2,178 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for WA9 2JL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.45304500
Longitude -2.68874100
OS Easting 354360
OS Northing 0395364
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
1093
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 E33006496
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
St. Helens 011
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
St. Helens 011B
Output Area / Small Area 8D1