WA9 5BQ maps, stats, and open data

WA9 5BQ lies on Wood Vale in St. Helens. WA9 5BQ is located in the Bold & Lea Green 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 December 1999.

WA9 5BQ maps

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

WA9 5BQ 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 5BQ geodata

Easting	350411
Northing	392606
Latitude	53.427899
Longitude	-2.747767

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA9 5BQ?

Street	Wood Vale
Town/City	St. Helens
Country	England
Postcode District	WA9
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA9 5BQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA9 5BQ 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	Bold & Lea Green
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 5BQ

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Welwyn Close	331m
December 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Welwyn Close	331m
December 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Welwyn Close	331m
➜ Wood Vale crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA9 5BQ

Elton Head Road (Lowfield Lane)	Sutton Heath	107m
Marleybone Avenue (Lowfield Lane)	Sutton Heath	160m
The Broads (Sutton Heath Road)	Sutton Heath	204m
The Broads (Sutton Heath Road)	Sutton Heath	235m
Elton Head Road (Sherdley Road)	Sutton Heath	246m

Nearest railway stations to WA9 5BQ

Thatto Heath Station	1.2km
Lea Green Station	1.5km
Rainhill Station	1.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA9 5BQ

Broadband access in WA9 5BQ (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 speed in WA9 5BQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	39.1Mbps
Average download speed	45.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	7.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA9 5BQ (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 5BQ

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Source: Ofcom
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WA9 5BQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	189,017
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,592
Median (kWh/meter)	8,980

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	62,616
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,296
Median (kWh/meter)	3,181

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

54.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA9 5BQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Boars Head

The Boars Head

46m

St John Vianney

Elton Head Road

46m

Costcutter

Waterside Village Development Site

139m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Elephant Lane	17:30	11:00	556m
Nutgrove Road Post Office	17:30	12:00	1,106m
Mill Lane	17:30	11:00	1,797m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA9 5BQ

Facility	Distance
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Elton Head Road, St. Helens Grass Pitches	50m
Platts Field The Broads, St. Helens Grass Pitches	227m
Club Figure & Fitness (St Helens) (Closed) Lowfield Lane, St. Helens Studio, Health and Fitness Gym	327m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA9 5BQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School Elton Head Road, Sutton Heath, St Helens, WA9 5BT	Primary	45m
Thatto Heath Community Primary School Hobart Street, Thatto Heath, St Helens, WA9 5QX	Primary	1km
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School Govett Road, Nutgrove, St Helens, WA9 5NH	Primary	1.1km

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WA9 5BQ ITL and WA9 5BQ 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 5BQ:

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 5BQ 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 5BQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00168434
LSOA	E01032905	St. Helens 019J
MSOA	E02001424	St. Helens 019

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA9 5BQ

WA9 5BT	Elton Head Road	50m
WA9 5TD	Whelan Gardens	103m
WA9 5WG	Rollesby Gardens	114m
WA9 5WF	Filby Gardens	117m
WA9 5WL	The Broads	136m
WA9 5BE	Lowfield Lane	153m
WA9 5BF	Swan Gardens	171m
WA9 5SY	Cheyne Walk	198m
WA9 5BL	Mallard Gardens	221m
WA9 5WE	Ormesby Gardens	240m

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