WA9 postcode area guide — St. Helens

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Broadband & internet speeds in WA9

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the WA9 postcode district (St. Helens) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,290 postcodes Ofcom measures in WA9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.7%.

Around 0% of premises in WA9 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in WA9

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Mobile signal around St. Helens

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider St. Helens district (90,318 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in WA9

Police recorded 177 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WA9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in WA9

Based on 524 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WA9 is £155,000, down 11.4% on the previous year (£175,000).

Latest recorded sales in WA9

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? St. Helens demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider St. Helens district (183,247 residents, 81,013 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around WA9

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in WA9

285 rated food businesses operate in WA9. 166 hold the top rating of 5, 60 are rated 4, and 12 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: AKL Convenience Store, Aldi, Aldi Stores Ltd, All-American Diner, Allanson Street School.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in WA9

From a sample of 290 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 WA9 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for St. Helens

Landlines around WA9 typically use:

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What's it like living in WA9?

Postcodes in WA9

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.