WA9 1HB postcode in St Helens, St. Helens
WA9 1HB is a postcode in St Helens, in the St Helens Town Centre ward of St. Helens. It is in the St Helens South and Whiston parliamentary constituency and the Merseyside police force area, and has been in use since May 1994. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.
Where WA9 1HB is, and what is near it
- WA9 1HB
- Other postcodes in WA9 1: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 10 bus stops
- 1 EV charging point
- Further out, with the distance
Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, 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 53.4578, longitude -2.7143)
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices; OpenStreetMap charging points. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.
Who looks after WA9 1HB?
- St. HelensCouncil, for all local services St. Helens: bins, council tax, planning
- Jeremy Peter Axworthy and Michael Angelo FisherCouncillors elected for the St Helens Town Centre ward When elected, and how to contact them
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around WA9 1HB Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- MerseysidePolice force area
- St Helens South and WhistonParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Ms Marie Rimmer (Labour). How to contact Ms Marie Rimmer
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.
Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026; Democracy Club.
At this postcode
What broadband can you get at WA9 1HB?
Every home and business at WA9 1HB 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)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.
When are the bins collected at WA9 1HB?
BinDayBuddy does not read St Helens Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.
St Helens Council's bin daysSource: BinDayBuddy. It is built from councils' own collection systems and public data, and is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site.
Is WA9 1HB 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 WA9 1HB.
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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.
From surface water, across St. Helens
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WA9 1HB: 2,114 properties in St. Helens are at high risk (2.2% of all its properties). All the figures for St. Helens
Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.
Flood warnings
The centre of WA9 1HB 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency flood risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.
At this postcode
Homes sold in WA9 1HB
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WA9 1HB from January 2024 to September 2026. Typical prices for the homes around it are under Prices.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
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Food hygiene ratings at WA9 1HB
The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WA9 1HB. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.
Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.
Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards AgencySource: Food Standards Agency ratings, as published on 30 October 2026.
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Who lives at WA9 1HB?
At the 2021 Census, 62 people (38 female, 24 male) lived at WA9 1HB, all in communal homes such as halls or care homes: ONS counted no households here.
| Census 2021 | WA9 1HB | WA9 1 sector |
|---|---|---|
| People | 62 | 5,990 |
| Households | 0 | 2,611 |
ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The WA9 1 sector is its 145 postcodes with Census figures, added up.
Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.
How much energy do homes at WA9 1HB use?
DESNZ publishes no domestic energy figures for WA9 1HB. It leaves out any postcode with fewer than 5 domestic meters of a kind, or where two meters use most of the energy. Across the WA9 district, the median electricity meter used 2,301 kWh and the median gas meter used 8,669 kWh in 2024.
Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.
Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.
At its centre point
Is WA9 1HB in a conservation area?
The centre of WA9 1HB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point.
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Which schools are near WA9 1HB?
The nearest open primary and secondary schools to WA9 1HB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.
Primary
Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.
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Where is the nearest station to WA9 1HB?
The nearest railway station to the centre of WA9 1HB is St Helens Central Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.
- St Helens Central Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
- St Helens Junction Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Mulcrow Close, 139 m away.
More stations near WA9 1HB, and how we find themSource: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
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Which GP surgeries are near WA9 1HB?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA9 1HB, 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.
- Atlas Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01744 752521 750 mWalk
- Hall Street Medical Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2023 · Phone 01744 733113 1.3 kmCycle
- Mill Street Medical Ctr. Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01744 624810 1.7 kmCycle
Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Where can I charge an electric car near WA9 1HB?
The nearest charging points to the centre of WA9 1HB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 23 October 2026:
- Lidl Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 400 mWalk
- Pod Point Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 1.1 kmWalk
- A charging point Charging point · 8 chargers 1.6 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers and can miss a charger, its speed or its plugs: check the charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Which dentists are near WA9 1HB?
The nearest to the centre of WA9 1HB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Alverna House Dental Practice Phone 01744 739600 700 mWalk
- Parr Dental Surgery Phone 01744 738385 850 mWalk
- Hall Street Dental Care Phone 01744 22454 1.3 kmCycle
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026.
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Which hospitals are nearest to WA9 1HB?
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.
- St Helens Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 01744 26633 2.0 kmCycle
- Fairfield Independent Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 07711 817745 3.8 kmCycle
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Which care homes are near WA9 1HB?
The nearest care homes to the centre of WA9 1HB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Broadoak Manor Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Inadequate CQC report April 2026 · Phone 01744 615626 0 mWalk
- Brookfield Support Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2023 · Phone 01744 676735 100 mWalk
- Parr Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Outstanding CQC report March 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01744 616339 1.0 kmWalk
Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.
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Which pharmacies are near WA9 1HB?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA9 1HB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.
- Farleys Chemist Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01744 26868 700 mWalk
- Fingerpost Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01744 730200 700 mWalk
- Atlas Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 01744 23701 750 mWalk
Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.
Source: NHS pharmacy lists.
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Which vets are near WA9 1HB?
The nearest vets to the centre of WA9 1HB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Lite 1.6 kmCycle
- Vets4Pets Phone +441744610143 2.0 kmCycle
- Medivet Phone +44174423263 2.0 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.
Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Across the WA9 1 sector
What do homes sell for near WA9 1HB?
Homes in WA9 1 sold for a typical £123,625 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 30 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £101,500 from 34 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.
- Detached 2 sales, too few to price
- Semi-detached £139,750 10 sales
- Terraced £90,000 13 sales
- Flat or maisonette £69,000 5 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole WA9 district: a typical £175,000 from 506 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.
In its neighbourhood
What council tax band are homes near WA9 1HB?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around WA9 1HB. Over half of them (78%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (25%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in St. Helens for 2026‑27: £2,403. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,602 (band A) to £2,136 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,602.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 500 (78%) | £1,602 |
| Band B | about 130 (20%) | £1,869 |
| Band C | about 10 (2%) | £2,136 |
| Band D | fewer than 5 | £2,403 |
| Band E | fewer than 5 | £2,937 |
| Band F | fewer than 5 | £3,472 |
| Band G | fewer than 5 | £4,006 |
| Band H | withheld | £4,807 |
When the homes were built
- 5% Before 1900
- withheld 1900 to 1918
- 22% 1919 to 1939
- 11% 1945 to 1964
- 25% 1965 to 1982
- 6% 1983 to 1999
- 8% 2000 to 2009
- 20% 2010 to 2019
- 5% 2020 or later
A dash: the count was withheld by its publisher, as too few homes to publish.
Averages for St. Helens before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WA9 1HB is in (ONS area E01006873), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.
Within a mile
How much crime is there near WA9 1HB?
Police.uk records 319 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA9 1HB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: drugs 12, other theft 10, vehicle crime 6, other crime 6, theft from the person 2, bicycle theft 2, robbery 2, possession of weapons 1.
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 monthsSource: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.
The official record for WA9 1HB
- Ward
- St Helens Town Centre
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- St Helens
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- May 1994
Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.
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Where the facts on this page come from
- Office for National Statistics: ONS Postcode Directory, Census 2021 postcode estimates
- UK Parliament
- Democracy Club
- Ofcom Connected Nations
- Environment Agency flood risk, Environment Agency surface water
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Food Standards Agency ratings
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: DESNZ postcode energy statistics
- planning.data.gov.uk
- Department for Education: Get Information about Schools
- Department for Transport: NaPTAN
- NHS England: NHS GP practices
- Care Quality Commission
- OpenStreetMap charging points, OpenStreetMap vets
- The NHS in England, Wales and Scotland: NHS pharmacy lists
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Welsh Government (StatsWales); Scottish Government: Band D council tax
- HM Revenue and Customs: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands
- data.police.uk: police.uk
- BinDayBuddy, from each council: BinDayBuddy
Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Democracy Club data, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.
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