WA9 5BJ maps, stats, and open data

WA9 5BJ lies on Drake Gardens in St. Helens. WA9 5BJ 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 5BJ maps

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

WA9 5BJ 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 5BJ geodata

Easting	350157
Northing	392694
Latitude	53.428666
Longitude	-2.751603

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA9 5BJ?

Street	Drake 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 5BJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA9 5BJ 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 5BJ

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Welwyn Close	450m
December 2023	Burglary	On or near Welwyn Close	450m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Welwyn Close	450m
➜ Drake Gardens crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA9 5BJ

Elton Head Road	Thatto Heath	292m
The Broads (Sutton Heath Road)	Sutton Heath	338m
The Broads (Sutton Heath Road)	Sutton Heath	357m
Elton Head Road (Lowfield Lane)	Sutton Heath	359m
Basildon Close (Sutton Heath Road)	Sutton Heath	393m

Nearest railway stations to WA9 5BJ

Thatto Heath Station	1km
Rainhill Station	1.6km
Lea Green Station	1.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA9 5BJ

Broadband access in WA9 5BJ (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 5BJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	11.8Mbps
Average download speed	26.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	55.64Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	6.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	15.54Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA9 5BJ (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 5BJ

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Source: Ofcom
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WA9 5BJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	125,076
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,635
Median (kWh/meter)	16,209

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	29,314
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,664
Median (kWh/meter)	3,575

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA9 5BJ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA9 5BJ.
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 5BJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Boars Head

The Boars Head

222m

St John Vianney

Elton Head Road

222m

Costcutter

Waterside Village Development Site

397m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Elephant Lane	17:30	11:00	558m
Nutgrove Road Post Office	17:30	12:00	893m
Boundary Road	17:30	11:00	1,969m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA9 5BJ

Facility	Distance
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Elton Head Road, St. Helens Grass Pitches	219m
Thatto Heath Crusaders Arlfc (Crusader Park) Close Street, St. Helens Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	395m
Platts Field The Broads, St. Helens Grass Pitches	407m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA9 5BJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Elton Head Road, Sutton Heath, St Helens, WA9 5BT	Primary	224m
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School Govett Road, Nutgrove, St Helens, WA9 5NH	Primary	813m
St Austin's Catholic Primary School Heath Street, St Helens, WA9 5NJ	Primary	874m

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WA9 5BJ ITL and WA9 5BJ 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 5BJ:

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 5BJ 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 5BJ:

	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 5BJ

WA9 5BL	Mallard Gardens	53m
WA9 5UT	Walsham Gardens	64m
WA9 5BU	Elton Head Road	68m
WA9 5WH	Breydon Gardens	82m
WA9 5BF	Swan Gardens	109m
WA9 5UU	Oulton Gardens	120m
WA9 5WJ	Surlingham Gardens	136m
WA9 5US	Bargate Water	166m
WA9 5BX	Elton Head Road	168m
WA9 5WP	The Broads	180m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence