WA6 6XP postcode in Helsby, Cheshire West and Chester

WA6 6XP is a postcode in Helsby, in the Frodsham ward of Cheshire West and Chester. It is in the Runcorn and Helsby parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1992.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at WA6 6XP can get it Across Cheshire West and Chester: 88% Typical price £446,250 Homes sold in WA6 6, last 12 months. ▲ 21% on the year before Nearest station Helsby 2.0 km in a straight line

Where WA6 6XP is, and what is near it

Map of WA6 6XP and what is near it Map of WA6 6XP: its centre point, with the 276 other postcodes in the WA6 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WA6 6AB: also in WA6 6WA6 6AD: also in WA6 6WA6 6AE: also in WA6 6WA6 6AF: also in WA6 6WA6 6AG: also in WA6 6WA6 6AH: also in WA6 6WA6 6AJ: also in WA6 6WA6 6AL: also in WA6 6WA6 6AN: also in WA6 6WA6 6AP: also in WA6 6WA6 6AQ: also in WA6 6WA6 6AR: also in WA6 6WA6 6AS: also in WA6 6WA6 6AT: also in WA6 6WA6 6AU: also in WA6 6WA6 6AW: also in WA6 6WA6 6AX: also in WA6 6WA6 6AY: also in WA6 6WA6 6AZ: also in WA6 6WA6 6BA: also in WA6 6WA6 6BB: also in WA6 6WA6 6BD: also in WA6 6WA6 6BE: also in WA6 6WA6 6BG: also in WA6 6WA6 6BH: also in WA6 6WA6 6BJ: also in WA6 6WA6 6BL: also in WA6 6WA6 6BN: also in WA6 6WA6 6BP: also in WA6 6WA6 6BQ: also in WA6 6WA6 6BS: also in WA6 6WA6 6BT: also in WA6 6WA6 6BU: also in WA6 6WA6 6BW: also in WA6 6WA6 6BX: also in WA6 6WA6 6BY: also in WA6 6WA6 6DA: also in WA6 6WA6 6DB: also in WA6 6WA6 6DD: also in WA6 6WA6 6DE: also in WA6 6WA6 6DF: also in WA6 6WA6 6DG: also in WA6 6WA6 6DL: also in WA6 6WA6 6DN: also in WA6 6WA6 6DP: also in WA6 6WA6 6DQ: also in WA6 6WA6 6DR: also in WA6 6WA6 6DS: also in WA6 6WA6 6DT: also in WA6 6WA6 6DU: also in WA6 6WA6 6DW: also in WA6 6WA6 6DX: also in WA6 6WA6 6DY: also in WA6 6WA6 6DZ: also in WA6 6WA6 6EA: also in WA6 6WA6 6EB: also in WA6 6WA6 6ED: also in WA6 6WA6 6EE: also in WA6 6WA6 6EF: also in WA6 6WA6 6EG: also in WA6 6WA6 6EN: also in WA6 6WA6 6EP: also in WA6 6WA6 6EQ: also in WA6 6WA6 6ER: also in WA6 6WA6 6ES: also in WA6 6WA6 6ET: also in WA6 6WA6 6EW: also in WA6 6WA6 6EX: also in WA6 6WA6 6EY: also in WA6 6WA6 6HA: also in WA6 6WA6 6HB: also in WA6 6WA6 6HD: also in WA6 6WA6 6HE: also in WA6 6WA6 6HF: also in WA6 6WA6 6HH: also in WA6 6WA6 6HJ: also in WA6 6WA6 6HL: also in WA6 6WA6 6HN: also in WA6 6WA6 6HQ: also in WA6 6WA6 6HW: also in WA6 6WA6 6PH: also in WA6 6WA6 6PL: also in WA6 6WA6 6PN: also in WA6 6WA6 6PP: also in WA6 6WA6 6PQ: also in WA6 6WA6 6PR: also in WA6 6WA6 6PS: also in WA6 6WA6 6PU: also in WA6 6WA6 6PW: also in WA6 6WA6 6PX: also in WA6 6WA6 6PY: also in WA6 6WA6 6PZ: also in WA6 6WA6 6QE: also in WA6 6WA6 6QF: also in WA6 6WA6 6QG: also in WA6 6WA6 6QH: also in WA6 6WA6 6QL: also in WA6 6WA6 6QP: also in WA6 6WA6 6QQ: also in WA6 6WA6 6QR: also in WA6 6WA6 6QS: also in WA6 6WA6 6QU: also in WA6 6WA6 6QW: also in WA6 6WA6 6QX: also in WA6 6WA6 6QY: also in WA6 6WA6 6QZ: also in WA6 6WA6 6RA: also in WA6 6WA6 6RB: also in WA6 6WA6 6RD: also in WA6 6WA6 6RE: also in WA6 6WA6 6RG: also in WA6 6WA6 6RH: also in WA6 6WA6 6RJ: also in WA6 6WA6 6RL: also in WA6 6WA6 6RN: also in WA6 6WA6 6RQ: also in WA6 6WA6 6RR: also in WA6 6WA6 6RS: also in WA6 6WA6 6RT: also in WA6 6WA6 6RU: also in WA6 6WA6 6RW: also in WA6 6WA6 6RX: also in WA6 6WA6 6RY: also in WA6 6WA6 6RZ: also in WA6 6WA6 6SA: also in WA6 6WA6 6SB: also in WA6 6WA6 6SD: also in WA6 6WA6 6SE: also in WA6 6WA6 6TF: also in WA6 6WA6 6UL: also in WA6 6WA6 6UN: also in WA6 6WA6 6UP: also in WA6 6WA6 6UR: also in WA6 6WA6 6UT: also in WA6 6WA6 6UU: also in WA6 6WA6 6UW: also in WA6 6WA6 6UX: also in WA6 6WA6 6UY: also in WA6 6WA6 6UZ: also in WA6 6WA6 6XA: also in WA6 6WA6 6XB: also in WA6 6WA6 6XD: also in WA6 6WA6 6XE: also in WA6 6WA6 6XF: also in WA6 6WA6 6XG: also in WA6 6WA6 6XH: also in WA6 6WA6 6XL: also in WA6 6WA6 6XN: also in WA6 6WA6 6XR: also in WA6 6WA6 6XS: also in WA6 6WA6 6XT: also in WA6 6WA6 6XU: also in WA6 6WA6 6XW: also in WA6 6WA6 6XX: also in WA6 6 School 3.4 kmHelsbyFrodsham WA6 6XP Map of WA6 6XP and what is near it Map of WA6 6XP: its centre point, with the 276 other postcodes in the WA6 6 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. School 3.4 kmFrodsham WA6 6XP
  • WA6 6XP
  • Other postcodes in WA6 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.2811, longitude -2.7433)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WA6 6XP?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WA6 6XP?

Every home and business at WA6 6XP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WA6 6XP 100% Cheshire West and Chester 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WA6 6XP 100% Cheshire West and Chester 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WA6 6XP?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cheshire West and Chester Council's days for WA6 6XP today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WA6 6XP on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WA6 6XP at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WA6 6XP.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Cheshire West and Chester

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WA6 6XP: 3,541 properties in Cheshire West and Chester are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Cheshire West and Chester

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WA6 6XP is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WA6 6XP?

Homes in WA6 6 sold for a typical £446,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 54 sales, up 21% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£446,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£368,750 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 21% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £546,250 28 sales
  • Semi-detached £436,250 16 sales
  • Terraced £293,750 6 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WA6 district: a typical £305,000 from 205 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WA6 6XP

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WA6 6XP from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WA6 6XP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 950 homes in the neighbourhood around WA6 6XP. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (34%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WA6 6XP

Band D in Cheshire West and Chester for 2026‑27: £2,517. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,678 (band A) to £5,035 (band H); band E, the most common, is £3,077.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (3%)£1,678
Band Babout 30 (3%)£1,958
Band Cabout 150 (16%)£2,238
Band Dabout 160 (17%)£2,517
Band Eabout 210 (22%)£3,077
Band Fabout 190 (20%)£3,636
Band Gabout 170 (18%)£4,196
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,035

When the homes were built

  1. 21% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 14% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 34% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Cheshire West and Chester before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WA6 6XP is in (ONS area E01018690), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WA6 6XP?

The nearest open schools to WA6 6XP, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA6 6XP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WA6 6XP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA6 6XP is Helsby Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Helsby Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • Frodsham Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Woodhouses Park, 53 m away.

More stations near WA6 6XP, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WA6 6XP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA6 6XP, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WA6 6XP?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WA6 6XP, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · 4 chargers 2.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WA6 6XP?

The nearest to the centre of WA6 6XP, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WA6 6XP?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WA6 6XP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA6 6XP, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WA6 6XP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA6 6XP, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WA6 6XP?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA6 6XP on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WA6 6XP in a conservation area?

The centre of WA6 6XP is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WA6 6XP?

Police.uk records 7 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA6 6XP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences5 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WA6 6XP

Ward
Frodsham
Parish
Frodsham
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Helsby
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1992

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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WA6 6 sector WA6 district WA postcode area Helsby postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WA6 6XR120 mWA6 6AT140 mWA6 6UX210 mWA6 6XT230 mWA6 6UY280 mWA6 0HZ320 m
All of WA6

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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