WA9 5BF maps, stats, and open data

WA9 5BF lies on Swan Gardens in St. Helens. WA9 5BF is located in the Thatto Heath electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of St. Helens and the English Parliamentary constituency of St Helens South and Whiston. 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 June 1998.

WA9 5BF maps

WA9 5BF map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WA9 5BF map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WA9 5BF geodata

Easting	350266
Northing	392696
Latitude	53.428694
Longitude	-2.749963

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA9 5BF?

Street	Swan Gardens
Town/City	St. Helens
Country	England
Postcode District	WA9
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA9 5BF Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA9 5BF as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Thatto Heath
Constituency	St Helens South And Whiston

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA9 5BF

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Welwyn Close	356m
December 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Welwyn Close	356m
December 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Welwyn Close	356m
➜ Swan Gardens crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA9 5BF

The Broads (Sutton Heath Road)	Sutton Heath	236m
Elton Head Road (Lowfield Lane)	Sutton Heath	252m
The Broads (Sutton Heath Road)	Sutton Heath	258m
Basildon Close (Sutton Heath Road)	Sutton Heath	322m
Marleybone Avenue (Lowfield Lane)	Sutton Heath	330m

Nearest railway stations to WA9 5BF

Thatto Heath Station	1.1km
Lea Green Station	1.7km
Rainhill Station	1.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA9 5BF

Broadband access in WA9 5BF (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WA9 5BF (2019 data)

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Median download speed	37.1Mbps
Average download speed	29.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	50.53Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.5Mbps
Average upload speed	5.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.87Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA9 5BF (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA9 5BF

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Source: Ofcom
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WA9 5BF gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA9 5BF by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	102,907
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,863
Median (kWh/meter)	11,147

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	29,898
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,271
Median (kWh/meter)	4,308

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA9 5BF, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA9 5BF.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

22.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA9 5BF:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA9 5BF (meters)

Boars Head

The Boars Head

124m

St John Vianney

Elton Head Road

124m

Costcutter

Waterside Village Development Site

291m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WA9 5BF

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Elephant Lane	17:30	11:00	504m
Nutgrove Road Post Office	17:30	12:00	947m
Mill Lane	17:30	11:00	1,952m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA9 5BF

Facility	Distance
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Elton Head Road, St. Helens Grass Pitches	124m
Platts Field The Broads, St. Helens Grass Pitches	301m
Thatto Heath Crusaders Arlfc (Crusader Park) Close Street, St. Helens Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	399m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA9 5BF

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Elton Head Road, Sutton Heath, St Helens, WA9 5BT	Primary	126m
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School Govett Road, Nutgrove, St Helens, WA9 5NH	Primary	891m
Thatto Heath Community Primary School Hobart Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens, WA9 5QX	Primary	921m

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WA9 5BF ITL and WA9 5BF 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 WA9 5BF:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLD	North West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLD7	Merseyside
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLD71	East Merseyside
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000013	St. Helens

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WA9 5BF 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 WA9 5BF:

	Code	Name
OA	E00168441
LSOA	E01032904	St. Helens 019I
MSOA	E02001424	St. Helens 019

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA9 5BF

WA9 5BL	Mallard Gardens	56m
WA9 5WH	Breydon Gardens	83m
WA9 5WG	Rollesby Gardens	96m
WA9 5BJ	Drake Gardens	109m
WA9 5BT	Elton Head Road	124m
WA9 5WJ	Surlingham Gardens	125m
WA9 5BU	Elton Head Road	162m
WA9 5WE	Ormesby Gardens	163m
WA9 5WF	Filby Gardens	164m
WA9 5UT	Walsham Gardens	167m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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