WA9 4ZU postcode in St Helens, St. Helens

WA9 4ZU is a postcode in St Helens, in the Bold & Lea Green 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 December 2001.

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 WA9 4ZU can get it Across St. Helens: 97% Typical price £190,000 Homes sold in WA9 4, last 12 months. ▲ 8.6% on the year before Nearest station St Helens Junction 850 m in a straight line

Where WA9 4ZU is, and what is near it

Map of WA9 4ZU and what is near it Map of WA9 4ZU: its centre point, with the 343 other postcodes in the WA9 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WA9 4AU: also in WA9 4WA9 4AX: also in WA9 4WA9 4AZ: also in WA9 4WA9 4BP: also in WA9 4WA9 4BY: also in WA9 4WA9 4EB: also in WA9 4WA9 4EE: also in WA9 4WA9 4EF: also in WA9 4WA9 4EG: also in WA9 4WA9 4EJ: also in WA9 4WA9 4EQ: also in WA9 4WA9 4FB: also in WA9 4WA9 4FT: also in WA9 4WA9 4FW: also in WA9 4WA9 4FX: also in WA9 4WA9 4FY: also in WA9 4WA9 4HX: also in WA9 4WA9 4HY: also in WA9 4WA9 4HZ: also in WA9 4WA9 4JB: also in WA9 4WA9 4JG: also in WA9 4WA9 4JH: also in WA9 4WA9 4JJ: also in WA9 4WA9 4JL: also in WA9 4WA9 4JN: also in WA9 4WA9 4JP: also in WA9 4WA9 4JQ: also in WA9 4WA9 4JW: also in WA9 4WA9 4LN: also in WA9 4WA9 4LP: also in WA9 4WA9 4LR: also in WA9 4WA9 4PW: also in WA9 4WA9 4ST: also in WA9 4WA9 4TE: also in WA9 4WA9 4TF: also in WA9 4WA9 4TJ: also in WA9 4WA9 4TU: also in WA9 4WA9 4TX: also in WA9 4WA9 4WH: also in WA9 4WA9 4WJ: also in WA9 4WA9 4WL: also in WA9 4WA9 4WP: also in WA9 4WA9 4WQ: also in WA9 4WA9 4WR: also in WA9 4WA9 4XS: also in WA9 4WA9 4YZ: also in WA9 4WA9 4ZA: also in WA9 4WA9 4ZB: also in WA9 4WA9 4ZD: also in WA9 4WA9 4ZE: also in WA9 4WA9 4ZF: also in WA9 4WA9 4ZG: also in WA9 4WA9 4ZH: also in WA9 4WA9 4ZJ: also in WA9 4WA9 4ZL: also in WA9 4WA9 4ZN: also in WA9 4WA9 4ZP: also in WA9 4WA9 4ZQ: also in WA9 4WA9 4ZR: also in WA9 4WA9 4ZS: also in WA9 4WA9 4ZT: also in WA9 4WA9 4ZW: also in WA9 4 2 places, 1.3 kmSchool 1.4 kmLea Green station 2.6 kmBold & Lea Green WA9 4ZU Map of WA9 4ZU and what is near it Map of WA9 4ZU: its centre point, with the 343 other postcodes in the WA9 4 sector, 4 schools (2 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 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Bold & Lea Green WA9 4ZU
  • WA9 4ZU
  • Other postcodes in WA9 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 53.4345, longitude -2.6872)

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 WA9 4ZU?

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 4ZU?

Every home and business at WA9 4ZU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WA9 4ZU 100% St. Helens 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WA9 4ZU 100% St. Helens 99%
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 4ZU?

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 4ZU 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 4ZU.

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 4ZU: 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 4ZU 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 4ZU?

Homes in WA9 4 sold for a typical £190,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 147 sales, up 8.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£190,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£175,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £330,000 25 sales
  • Semi-detached £192,000 89 sales
  • Terraced £135,000 33 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 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 4ZU

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in WA9 4ZU from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 16 January 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 4ZU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 580 homes in the neighbourhood around WA9 4ZU. The largest share of them, 31%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (100%). 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 4ZU

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 £2,937 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,869.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,602
Band Babout 180 (31%)£1,869
Band Cabout 120 (21%)£2,136
Band Dabout 150 (26%)£2,403
Band Eabout 120 (21%)£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. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 100% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 4ZU is in (ONS area E01033795), 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 4ZU?

The nearest open schools to WA9 4ZU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA9 4ZU, 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 4ZU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA9 4ZU is St Helens Junction Rail Station, 850 metres away in a straight line.

  • St Helens Junction Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
  • Lea Green Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hydrangea Way, 94 m away.

More stations near WA9 4ZU, 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 4ZU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA9 4ZU, 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 4ZU?

0 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WA9 4ZU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Bp Pulse Charging point · 3 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 300 kW 1.3 kmCycle
  • GeniePoint Charging point · No details mapped 1.9 kmCycle
  • Motor Fuel Group Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS · up to 50 kW 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 WA9 4ZU?

The nearest to the centre of WA9 4ZU, 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 4ZU?

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 2.2 kmCycle
  • ASET Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report February 2023, over 3 years old · Phone 0151 426 4777 6.2 kmDrive

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 4ZU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA9 4ZU, 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 4ZU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA9 4ZU, 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 4ZU?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA9 4ZU 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 4ZU in a conservation area?

The centre of WA9 4ZU 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 4ZU?

Police.uk records 85 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA9 4ZU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences38 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Vehicle crime9 reports
Shoplifting7 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Drugs6 reports

Also: other theft 3, public order 2, burglary 2, bicycle theft 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 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 4ZU

Ward
Bold & Lea Green
Parish
Bold
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
St Helens
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 2001

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

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Nearby postcodes

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

WA9 4ZA60 mWA9 4ZT60 mWA9 4ZS80 mWA9 4ZQ120 mWA9 4LP150 mWA9 4ZR150 m
All of WA9

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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