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WA9 postcode area · St. Helens

The WA9 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in St. Helens, Warrington. Area Scores range from 1 to 72 across them. Every full WA9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WA9 district: Eccleston Park scores 73 out of 100 (#1,863 of 6,856 nationally) while Town Centre East & Fingerpost sits at 2 — neighbours on the map, 71 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 7 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £117,250 in Town Centre East & Fingerpost to £230,000 in Eccleston Park — a 2.0× gap within the WA9 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — St. Helens and Warrington — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,249a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime123per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied58%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WA9 district

£168,500median home sold over the past year · +23.4% over 5 years · -3.7% over the year · 580 sales
Detached£306,995
Semi-detached£180,000
Terraced£125,000
Flat£93,000
St. Helens£190,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Eccleston ParkSt. Helens 1,86373 £230,000
Rainhill NorthSt. Helens 3,49449 £195,000
Winwick & BurtonwoodWarrington 3,72746 £230,000
Nutgrove & Lea GreenSt. Helens 3,76145 £188,500
Sutton LeachSt. Helens 5,07126 £172,000
Bold & Clock FaceSt. Helens 5,72916 £167,500
Thatto HeathSt. Helens 6,4216 £220,000
Broad OakSt. Helens 6,6064 £124,250
Derbyshire HillSt. Helens 6,6473 £136,500
Town Centre WestSt. Helens 6,6822 £130,000
Town Centre East & FingerpostSt. Helens 6,7302 £117,250

People living in WA9 Census 2021

Residents83,176
Median age (est.)42
Density1,323per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above24%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 24%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 14%Other: 13%
One person 33%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 14% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary14%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional12%
Process & plant10%
Skilled trades10%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 60% · No religion 33% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in WA9

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WA9 district.

Eccleston Rainhill Town Centre

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WA9.

WA10 L35 WA11 L34 WA5 WA12 WA8 WA55

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.