WA6 9EF postcode in Mouldsworth, Cheshire West and Chester

WA6 9EF is a postcode in Mouldsworth, in the Sandstone 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 1980.

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 0% of homes and businesses at WA6 9EF can get it Across Cheshire West and Chester: 88% Typical price £400,000 Homes sold in WA6 9, last 12 months. ▼ 1.2% on the year before Nearest station Mouldsworth 1.0 km in a straight line

Where WA6 9EF is, and what is near it

Map of WA6 9EF and what is near it Map of WA6 9EF: its centre point, with the 158 other postcodes in the WA6 9 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WA6 9DJ: also in WA6 9WA6 9DL: also in WA6 9WA6 9DN: also in WA6 9WA6 9DP: also in WA6 9WA6 9DQ: also in WA6 9WA6 9DR: also in WA6 9WA6 9DT: also in WA6 9WA6 9DU: also in WA6 9WA6 9DW: also in WA6 9WA6 9DX: also in WA6 9WA6 9DY: also in WA6 9WA6 9DZ: also in WA6 9WA6 9EA: also in WA6 9WA6 9EB: also in WA6 9WA6 9ED: also in WA6 9WA6 9EE: also in WA6 9WA6 9EG: also in WA6 9WA6 9EH: also in WA6 9WA6 9EJ: also in WA6 9WA6 9EL: also in WA6 9WA6 9EN: also in WA6 9WA6 9EP: also in WA6 9WA6 9ER: also in WA6 9WA6 9ES: also in WA6 9WA6 9ET: also in WA6 9WA6 9EU: also in WA6 9WA6 9EW: also in WA6 9WA6 9EX: also in WA6 9WA6 9EY: also in WA6 9WA6 9EZ: also in WA6 9WA6 9FA: also in WA6 9WA6 9HH: also in WA6 9WA6 9HJ: also in WA6 9WA6 9HL: also in WA6 9WA6 9HN: also in WA6 9WA6 9HP: also in WA6 9WA6 9HR: also in WA6 9WA6 9HS: also in WA6 9WA6 9HT: also in WA6 9WA6 9HU: also in WA6 9WA6 9HW: also in WA6 9WA6 9HY: also in WA6 9WA6 9HZ: also in WA6 9WA6 9JA: also in WA6 9WA6 9JB: also in WA6 9WA6 9JD: also in WA6 9WA6 9JE: also in WA6 9WA6 9JF: also in WA6 9WA6 9JG: also in WA6 9WA6 9JH: also in WA6 9WA6 9JJ: also in WA6 9WA6 9JL: also in WA6 9WA6 9JN: also in WA6 9WA6 9JQ: also in WA6 9WA6 9JW: also in WA6 9 School 2.4 kmDelamere station 4.1 kmHelsby High School 4.7 kmSandstone WA6 9EF Map of WA6 9EF and what is near it Map of WA6 9EF: its centre point, with the 158 other postcodes in the WA6 9 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 2.4 kmDelamere station 4.1 kmSandstone WA6 9EF
  • WA6 9EF
  • Other postcodes in WA6 9: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • 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 53.2402, longitude -2.7258)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WA6 9EF?

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 9EF?

Every home and business at WA6 9EF can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WA6 9EF 0% Cheshire West and Chester 88%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WA6 9EF 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 9EF?

BinDayBuddy has not read Cheshire West and Chester Council's days for WA6 9EF today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for WA6 9EF 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 9EF 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 9EF.

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 9EF: 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 9EF 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 9EF?

Homes in WA6 9 sold for a typical £400,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 31 sales, down 1.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£400,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£405,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 1.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £550,000 15 sales
  • Semi-detached £280,000 9 sales
  • Terraced £227,750 6 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, 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 9EF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WA6 9EF 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 9EF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,090 homes in the neighbourhood around WA6 9EF. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band G. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (28%). 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 9EF

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 G, the most common, is £4,196.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 130 (12%)£1,678
Band Babout 30 (3%)£1,958
Band Cabout 80 (7%)£2,238
Band Dabout 140 (13%)£2,517
Band Eabout 180 (17%)£3,077
Band Fabout 200 (18%)£3,636
Band Gabout 290 (27%)£4,196
Band Habout 40 (4%)£5,035

When the homes were built

  1. 28% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 13% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 12% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

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 9EF is in (ONS area E01018684), 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 9EF?

The nearest open schools to WA6 9EF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA6 9EF, 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 9EF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA6 9EF is Mouldsworth Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Mouldsworth Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Delamere Rail Station Railway station 4.1 kmCycle

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

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Stone House Lane, 265 m away.

More stations near WA6 9EF, 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 9EF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA6 9EF, 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 9EF?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WA6 9EF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers · up to 7 kW 1.9 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 9EF?

The nearest to the centre of WA6 9EF, 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 9EF?

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 9EF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA6 9EF, 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 9EF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA6 9EF, 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 9EF?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA6 9EF 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 9EF in a conservation area?

The centre of WA6 9EF 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 9EF?

Police.uk records 3 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA6 9EF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Other theft1 report

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 9EF

Ward
Sandstone
Parish
Manley
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Mouldsworth
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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