WA11 8LY maps, stats, and open data

WA11 8LY lies on Sandwash Close in Rainford Industrial Estate, St Helens. WA11 8LY is located in the Rainford electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of St. Helens and the English Parliamentary constituency of St Helens North. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01X and the police force is Merseyside. This postcode has been in use since January 1983.

WA11 8LY maps

WA11 8LY map - large scale - OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)

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WA11 8LY geodata

Easting	348896
Northing	399839
Latitude	53.492762
Longitude	-2.771743

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Where is WA11 8LY?

Street	Sandwash Close
Locality	Rainford Industrial Estate
Town/City	St Helens
Country	England
Postcode District	WA11
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WA11 8LY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA11 8LY as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	40m	131ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

Ward	Rainford
Constituency	St Helens North

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA11 8LY

Dial House Wood (Higher Lane)	Muncaster	370m
Dial House Wood (Higher Lane)	Muncaster	382m
Sandwash Close (Mill Lane)	Rainford	410m
Mill House Farm (Higher Lane)	Rainford	419m
Mill House Farm (Higher Lane)	Rainford	438m

Nearest railway stations to WA11 8LY

Rainford Station	3km
Upholland Station	4.4km
St Helens Central Station	5.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband speed in WA11 8LY (2019 data)

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Median download speed	12.0Mbps
Average download speed	34.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	7.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

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WA11 8LY gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA11 8LY by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	112,173
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,022
Median (kWh/meter)	14,041

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA11 8LY, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA11 8LY.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

34.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA11 8LY:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA11 8LY (metres)

2 U Food Ltd YL68 VXD

2 Sandwash Close

110m

PJ23XVN - 2U Food Ltd

2 Sandwash Close

110m

2 U Foods Ltd PK73 SVC

2 Sandwash Close

110m

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Nearest post box to WA11 8LY

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Mill Lane	16:00	08:00	403m
Heyes Avenue	16:00	09:30	590m
Rainford Post Office	17:30	12:00	1,138m

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WA11 8LY ITL and WA11 8LY LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WA11 8LY:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLD	North West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLD7	Merseyside
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLD71	East Merseyside
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000013	St. Helens

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WA11 8LY census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WA11 8LY:

	Code	Name
OA	E00034904
LSOA	E01006885	St. Helens 001D
MSOA	E02001406	St. Helens 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA11 8LY

WA11 8NH	Higher Lane	363m
WA11 8ND	Mill Lane	424m
WA11 8GH	The Manor	430m
WA11 8AA	Meadow View	453m
WA11 8LW	Mill Lane	461m
WA11 8NF	Higher Lane	477m
WA11 8NJ	Higher Lane	494m
WA11 8EG	Rookery Lane	500m
WA11 8BJ	Higher Lane	544m
WA11 8BL	Rookery Lane	546m

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