WA9 2BS postcode in St Helens, St. Helens

WA9 2BS is a postcode in St Helens, in the Parr ward of St. Helens. It is in the St Helens North parliamentary constituency and the Merseyside 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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. St. Helens: 97% Typical price £140,500 Homes sold in WA9 2, last 12 months. ▲ 14.2% on the year before Nearest station St Helens Central 2.1 km in a straight line

Where WA9 2BS is, and what is near it

Map of WA9 2BS and what is near it Map of WA9 2BS: its centre point, with the 145 other postcodes in the WA9 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 15 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WA9 2AB: also in WA9 2WA9 2AD: also in WA9 2WA9 2AE: also in WA9 2WA9 2AF: also in WA9 2WA9 2AG: also in WA9 2WA9 2AH: also in WA9 2WA9 2AJ: also in WA9 2WA9 2AL: also in WA9 2WA9 2AN: also in WA9 2WA9 2AP: also in WA9 2WA9 2AQ: also in WA9 2WA9 2AR: also in WA9 2WA9 2AS: also in WA9 2WA9 2AT: also in WA9 2WA9 2AU: also in WA9 2WA9 2AW: also in WA9 2WA9 2AX: also in WA9 2WA9 2AZ: also in WA9 2WA9 2BA: also in WA9 2WA9 2BB: also in WA9 2WA9 2BD: also in WA9 2WA9 2BE: also in WA9 2WA9 2BG: also in WA9 2WA9 2BH: also in WA9 2WA9 2BJ: also in WA9 2WA9 2BL: also in WA9 2WA9 2BN: also in WA9 2WA9 2BQ: also in WA9 2WA9 2BT: also in WA9 2WA9 2BU: also in WA9 2WA9 2BX: also in WA9 2WA9 2BY: also in WA9 2WA9 2BZ: also in WA9 2WA9 2DE: also in WA9 2WA9 2DG: also in WA9 2WA9 2DH: also in WA9 2WA9 2DJ: also in WA9 2WA9 2DL: also in WA9 2WA9 2DN: also in WA9 2WA9 2DP: also in WA9 2WA9 2DR: also in WA9 2WA9 2DS: also in WA9 2WA9 2DT: also in WA9 2WA9 2DW: also in WA9 2WA9 2DY: also in WA9 2WA9 2DZ: also in WA9 2WA9 2EJ: also in WA9 2WA9 2EL: also in WA9 2WA9 2EN: also in WA9 2WA9 2EP: also in WA9 2WA9 2EQ: also in WA9 2WA9 2ER: also in WA9 2WA9 2ES: also in WA9 2WA9 2ET: also in WA9 2WA9 2EW: also in WA9 2WA9 2EX: also in WA9 2WA9 2EY: also in WA9 2WA9 2EZ: also in WA9 2WA9 2HA: also in WA9 2WA9 2HB: also in WA9 2WA9 2HD: also in WA9 2WA9 2HE: also in WA9 2WA9 2HF: also in WA9 2WA9 2HJ: also in WA9 2WA9 2HL: also in WA9 2WA9 2HS: also in WA9 2WA9 2HT: also in WA9 2WA9 2HU: also in WA9 2WA9 2HX: also in WA9 2WA9 2HY: also in WA9 2WA9 2HZ: also in WA9 2WA9 2JB: also in WA9 2WA9 2JD: also in WA9 2WA9 2JE: also in WA9 2WA9 2JF: also in WA9 2WA9 2JJ: also in WA9 2WA9 2JL: also in WA9 2WA9 2JN: also in WA9 2WA9 2JQ: also in WA9 2WA9 2JR: also in WA9 2WA9 2JS: also in WA9 2WA9 2JT: also in WA9 2WA9 2JU: also in WA9 2WA9 2JX: also in WA9 2WA9 2JY: also in WA9 2WA9 2LH: also in WA9 2WA9 2LJ: also in WA9 2WA9 2LL: also in WA9 2WA9 2LN: also in WA9 2WA9 2LS: also in WA9 2WA9 2LT: also in WA9 2WA9 2LU: also in WA9 2WA9 2LX: also in WA9 2WA9 2LY: also in WA9 2WA9 2LZ: also in WA9 2WA9 2NA: also in WA9 2WA9 2NB: also in WA9 2WA9 2NH: also in WA9 2WA9 2NJ: also in WA9 2WA9 2NL: also in WA9 2WA9 2NN: also in WA9 2WA9 2NP: also in WA9 2WA9 2NQ: also in WA9 2WA9 2NR: also in WA9 2WA9 2NS: also in WA9 2WA9 2NT: also in WA9 2WA9 2NU: also in WA9 2WA9 2NW: also in WA9 2WA9 2NX: also in WA9 2WA9 2PH: also in WA9 2WA9 2PJ: also in WA9 2WA9 2PL: also in WA9 2WA9 2PN: also in WA9 2WA9 2PP: also in WA9 2WA9 2PQ: also in WA9 2WA9 2PR: also in WA9 2WA9 2PS: also in WA9 2WA9 2PT: also in WA9 2WA9 2PU: also in WA9 2WA9 2PW: also in WA9 2WA9 2PY: also in WA9 2WA9 2QB: also in WA9 2WA9 2QD: also in WA9 2WA9 2QE: also in WA9 2WA9 2QF: also in WA9 2WA9 2QG: also in WA9 2WA9 2QH: also in WA9 2WA9 2QJ: also in WA9 2WA9 2QL: also in WA9 2WA9 2QN: also in WA9 2WA9 2QQ: also in WA9 2WA9 2QS: also in WA9 2WA9 2QY: also in WA9 2WA9 2QZ: also in WA9 2WA9 2RA: also in WA9 2WA9 2RB: also in WA9 2WA9 2RD: also in WA9 2WA9 2RE: also in WA9 2WA9 2RF: also in WA9 2WA9 2RJ: also in WA9 2WA9 2RL: also in WA9 2WA9 2RT: also in WA9 2WA9 2RU: also in WA9 2 2 places, 1.7–2.1 kmGP 2.0 kmParr WA9 2BS Map of WA9 2BS and what is near it Map of WA9 2BS: its centre point, with the 145 other postcodes in the WA9 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 15 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Parr WA9 2BS
  • WA9 2BS
  • Other postcodes in WA9 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 53.4528, longitude -2.6992)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WA9 2BS?

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 WA9 2BS?

Every home and business at WA9 2BS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

St. Helens: 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

St. Helens: 99%

The line marks the figure across St. Helens.

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 WA9 2BS?

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 days

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 WA9 2BS 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 2BS.

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 St. Helens

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WA9 2BS: 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, 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 WA9 2BS 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 WA9 2BS?

Homes in WA9 2 sold for a typical £140,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 35 sales, up 14.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£140,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£123,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 14.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £172,500 9 sales
  • Terraced £115,000 21 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

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

Across the whole WA9 district: a typical £175,000 from 508 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 WA9 2BS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WA9 2BS 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 WA9 2BS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around WA9 2BS. Over half of them (96%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (58%). 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 WA9 2BS

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 £1,869 (band B); band A, the most common, is £1,602.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 690 (96%)£1,602
Band Babout 30 (4%)£1,869
Band Cwithheld£2,136
Band Dfewer than 5£2,403
Band Efewer than 5£2,937
Band Ffewer than 5£3,472
Band Gfewer than 5£4,006
Band Hfewer than 5£4,807

When the homes were built

  1. 28% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 58% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

1965 to 1982, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for St. Helens 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 WA9 2BS is in (ONS area E01006821), 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 WA9 2BS?

The nearest open schools to WA9 2BS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA9 2BS, 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 WA9 2BS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA9 2BS is St Helens Central Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • St Helens Central Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • St Helens Junction 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.

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Pennine Drive, 112 m away.

More stations near WA9 2BS, 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 WA9 2BS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA9 2BS, 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 WA9 2BS?

1 within 1 km 9 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WA9 2BS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Lidl Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 950 mWalk
  • GeniePoint Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle
  • Motor Fuel Group Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS · up to 50 kW 1.4 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 WA9 2BS?

The nearest to the centre of WA9 2BS, 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 WA9 2BS?

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 WA9 2BS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA9 2BS, 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 WA9 2BS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA9 2BS, 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 WA9 2BS?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA9 2BS 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 WA9 2BS in a conservation area?

The centre of WA9 2BS 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. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WA9 2BS?

Police.uk records 249 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA9 2BS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences125 reports
Criminal damage and arson23 reports
Anti-social behaviour20 reports
Shoplifting19 reports
Public order17 reports
Drugs12 reports

Also: burglary 9, vehicle crime 7, other theft 6, other crime 6, possession of weapons 2, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 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 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 WA9 2BS

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

WA9 2AE50 mWA9 2BT70 mWA9 2BZ80 mWA9 2AG80 mWA9 2BN90 mWA9 2AH100 m
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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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