WA9 5BU maps, stats, and open data

WA9 5BU lies on Elton Head Road in St. Helens. WA9 5BU 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 January 1980.

WA9 5BU maps

WA9 5BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WA9 5BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WA9 5BU geodata

Easting350113
Northing392642
Latitude53.428194
Longitude-2.752257

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA9 5BU?

StreetElton Head Road
Town/CitySt. Helens
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA9
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WA9 5BU Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation60m197ft

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

WardBold & Lea Green
ConstituencySt Helens South And Whiston

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA9 5BU

February 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Tyne Close275m
December 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Thornaby Grove385m
July 2022Vehicle crimeOn or near Holkham Gardens413m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA9 5BU

Elton Head RoadThatto Heath239m
The Broads (Sutton Heath Road)Sutton Heath397m
Elton Head Road (Lowfield Lane)Sutton Heath399m
Stratton Drive (Elton Head Road)Thatto Heath404m
The Broads (Sutton Heath Road)Sutton Heath419m

Nearest railway stations to WA9 5BU

Thatto Heath Station1km
Rainhill Station1.5km
Lea Green Station1.8km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA9 5BU

Broadband access in WA9 5BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA9 5BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed38.4Mbps
Average download speed42.8Mbps
Maximum download speed100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed3.5Mbps
Average upload speed4.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed9.58Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA9 5BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA9 5BU

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WA9 5BU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)208,814
Meter count18
Mean (kWh/meter)11,601
Median (kWh/meter)11,507

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)55,521
Meter count15
Mean (kWh/meter)3,701
Median (kWh/meter)3,554
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA9 5BU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA9 5BU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Boars Head
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
The Boars Head
257m
St John Vianney
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Elton Head Road
257m
Costcutter
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Waterside Village Development Site
435m

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Companies registered in or near WA9 5BU

P.E.R. INVESTMENTS LTD713 Elton Head RoadWA9 5BU
SOUTHGATE PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD733 Elton Head RoadWA9 5BU
AYYOUB & ASSOCIATES LTD23 Walsham GardensqWA9 5UT
LVB ASSOCIATES LTD38 Walsham GardensWA9 5UT
MAHA & KVPE LTD21 Walsham GardensWA9 5UT

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Source: Companies House
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Nearest post box to WA9 5BU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Elephant Lane17:3011:00625m
Nutgrove Road Post Office17:3012:00920m
Boundary Road17:3011:002,009m

Nearest sports facilities to WA9 5BU

FacilityDistance
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School
Elton Head Road, St. Helens
Grass Pitches
251m
Thatto Heath Crusaders Arlfc (Crusader Park)
Close Street, St. Helens
Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
452m
Platts Field
The Broads, St. Helens
Grass Pitches
463m

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Nearest schools to WA9 5BU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St John Vianney Catholic Primary School
Elton Head Road, Sutton Heath, St Helens, WA9 5BT
Primary258m
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School
Govett Road, Nutgrove, St Helens, WA9 5NH
Primary823m
St Austin's Catholic Primary School
Heath Street, St Helens, WA9 5NJ
Primary891m

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WA9 5BU ITL and WA9 5BU 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 5BU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD7Merseyside
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD71East Merseyside
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000013St. Helens

WA9 5BU 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 5BU:

CodeName
OAE00168442
LSOAE01032905St. Helens 019J
MSOAE02001424St. Helens 019

Nearest postcodes to WA9 5BU

WA9 5BJDrake Gardens68m
WA9 5UTWalsham Gardens86m
WA9 5BLMallard Gardens113m
WA9 5BXElton Head Road129m
WA9 5UUOulton Gardens147m
WA9 5WHBreydon Gardens150m
WA9 5NRBevan Close152m
WA9 5USBargate Water153m
WA9 5BFSwan Gardens162m
WA9 5NWNutgrove Hall Drive187m