WA11 8BN maps, stats, and open data
WA11 8BN is located in the Rainford electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of St. Helens and the English Parliamentary constituency of St Helens North. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01X and the police force is Merseyside. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
WA11 8BN maps


Source: OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0
WA11 8BN geodata
| Easting | 348569 |
| Northing | 400176 |
| Latitude | 53.495758 |
| Longitude | -2.776727 |
Where is WA11 8BN?
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WA11 |
WA11 8BN Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WA11 8BN as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet |
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| Elevation | 40m | 131ft |
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Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Rainford |
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| Constituency | St Helens North |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to WA11 8BN
| Rookery Drive (Rookery Lane) | Muncaster | 68m |
| Rookery Drive (Rookery Lane) | Muncaster | 154m |
| Derby Drive | Rainford | 171m |
| Derby Drive | Rainford | 172m |
| Carter Avenue (Rookery Lane) | Rainford | 176m |
Nearest railway stations to WA11 8BN
| Rainford Station | 2.5km |
| Upholland Station | 4.3km |
| St Helens Central Station | 5.7km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WA11 8BN (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband limitations in WA11 8BN (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
Deprivation
18.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than
WA11 8BN:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA11 8BN (metres)
Higher Lane House
Star Inn
The Derby Arms
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Nearest post box to WA11 8BN
| | Last Collection | |
|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| Heyes Avenue | 16:00 | 09:30 | 222m |
| Rainford Post Office | 17:30 | 12:00 | 677m |
| Mill Lane | 16:00 | 08:00 | 872m |
WA11 8BN ITL and WA11 8BN LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WA11 8BN:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLD | North West (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLD7 | Merseyside |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLD71 | East Merseyside |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| E08000013 | St. Helens |
WA11 8BN census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WA11 8BN:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | E00034897 | |
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| LSOA | E01006882 | St. Helens 001A |
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| MSOA | E02001406 | St. Helens 001 |
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