WA9 5GA maps, stats, and open data

WA9 5GA lies on Wedgewood Gardens in St. Helens. WA9 5GA 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 December 1999.

WA9 5GA maps

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

WA9 5GA 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 5GA geodata

Easting	349056
Northing	392608
Latitude	53.427787
Longitude	-2.768157

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA9 5GA?

Street	Wedgewood 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 5GA Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	70m	230ft

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 5GA

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Aynsley Court	137m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Aynsley Court	137m
October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Aynsley Court	137m
➜ Wedgewood Gardens crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA9 5GA

Wedgewood Gardens (Rainhill Road)	Nutgrove	192m
Elton Head Road (Rainhill Road)	Rainhill	355m
Bexhill Gardens (Rainhill Road)	Nutgrove	358m
Elton Head Road (Rainhill Road)	Rainhill	420m
Rainhill Road (Elton Head Road)	Nutgrove	429m

Nearest railway stations to WA9 5GA

Eccleston Park Station	0.9km
Thatto Heath Station	1.1km
Rainhill Station	1.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA9 5GA

Broadband access in WA9 5GA (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	95.2%
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 5GA (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	32.8Mbps
Average download speed	32.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	48.83Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.9Mbps
Average upload speed	10.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA9 5GA (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	4.8%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA9 5GA

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Source: Ofcom
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WA9 5GA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	482,455
Meter count	21
Mean (kWh/meter)	22,974
Median (kWh/meter)	23,508

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	97,961
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,442
Median (kWh/meter)	5,228

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

26.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA9 5GA:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

First Step Trust Snack Bar

Scott Clinic

447m

Scott Clinic Rainhill Hospital

Scott Clinic

447m

Quality Home Foods

Reeve Court Retirement Village

466m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Nutgrove Road Post Office	17:30	12:00	1,105m
Elephant Lane	17:30	11:00	1,513m
Beechwood Grove	17:15	12:00	1,737m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA9 5GA

Facility	Distance
Eccleston Park Golf Club (Closed) Eccleston Park Drive, Rainhill, Prescot Golf	282m
Longton Lane Primary School Longton Lane, Rainhill, Prescot Grass Pitches	675m
Portico Vine Arlfc The Scholes, Portico, St. Helens Grass Pitches	781m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA9 5GA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Longton Lane Community Primary School Longton Lane, Rainhill, St Helens, L35 8PB	Primary	672m
Nutgrove Methodist Primary School Govett Road, Nutgrove, St Helens, WA9 5NH	Primary	862m
St Austin's Catholic Primary School Heath Street, St Helens, WA9 5NJ	Primary	955m

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WA9 5GA ITL and WA9 5GA 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 5GA:

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 5GA 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 5GA:

	Code	Name
OA	E00034611
LSOA	E01006827	St. Helens 018B
MSOA	E02001423	St. Helens 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA9 5GA

WA9 5GB	Churchill Gardens	67m
WA9 5GD	Coalport Walk	70m
WA9 5GE	Aynsley Court	121m
WA9 5DB	Rainhill Road	271m
L35 4PW	Ryder Court	300m
WA9 5UL	Aspen Gardens	302m
WA9 5FQ	Bexhill Gardens	323m
L35 4QZ	Nottingham Close	325m
WA9 5UA	Whitebeam Gardens	328m
WA9 5UJ	Foxwood	364m

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