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WA9 5PJ · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 18 JUN 2026

WA9 5PJ

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
47/ 100

A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 1/10, ranked 1,485 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around WA9 5PJ.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Safety51/100
17crimes last month

IMD crime decile 3/10 · 17 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 11)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare68/100
22GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 1/10 · 20 GP, 2 hospitals, 2 dentists, pharmacy 0.1 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: THE BOWERY MEDICAL CENTRE — 0.1 mi

Transport71/100
Thatto Heath Rail Station0.1 mi

41 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space74/100
18green spaces

IMD environment decile 5/10 · 27.4 ha total — largest park 9.3 ha (0.29 mi away)

Nearest: St Austin's Roman Catholic Church — 0.1 mi

Amenities75/100
33supermarkets

33 supermarkets within 2 mi — Spar, The Co-operative Group, Morrisons, Farmfoods… — nearest 0.6 mi — library 0.2 mi

Nearest: Spar - Prescot Road — 0.6 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near WA9 5PJ.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityLow
10.9µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseQuiet
47dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in WA9.

Average sold price by property type across the WA9 district, 202120264,414 sales.

£0£100k£200k£300k£400k202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£327k 23.0%
Semi-detached£174k 20.7%
Terraced£117k 15.9%
Flat£88k 1.0%

District-level averages (WA9) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About WA9 5PJ

WA9 5PJ scores 47/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and green space — with Spar - Prescot Road about 12 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

Explore area insights about nearby locations

Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.