# WA11 8AY

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 53.502697, -2.783411
- **Open Location Code:** 9C5VG638+3J
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO83om
- **Qibla:** 117.9°
- **Grid reference:** SD 48134 00951
- **UTM:** 30U 514365 5928215
- **Elevation:** 50m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** North West (E12000002)
- **Admin district:** St. Helens (E08000013)
- **Ward:** Rainford (E05014130)
- **Constituency:** St Helens North (E14001509)
- **Parish code:** E04000025
- **Travel to work area:** E30000284
- **Police force area:** E23000004
- **Built-up area:** E63008358
- **European electoral region:** North West (E15000002)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01006882
- **2021 MSOA:** Rainford (E02001406)
- **2021 output area:** E00034918
- **2011 LSOA:** E01006882
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001406
- **2011 output area:** E00034918
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33006466
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Suburbanites (6A3)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 26288
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000014
- **ICB location:** E38000172
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000008
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000005

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Rainford | 1633 |
| Hospital | Fairfield Independent Hospital | 2988 |
| GP | Rainford Health Centre | 236 |
| School | Rainford CofE Primary School | 123 |
| Airport | Liverpool John Lennon Airport | 19171 |
| Bus stop | Higher Lane | 53 |
| Food bank | Skelmersdale & District | 5076 |
| Defibrillator | Rainford United Reformed Church Hall | 109 |
| Pharmacy | Well Pharmacy | 363 |
| Post office | Rainford Post Office | 598 |
| Library | Rainford Library | 553 |
| Coast | — | 17336 |
| Central London | — | 285500 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** SP Energy Networks (region D, MPAN 13)
- **Water:** United Utilities
- **Sewerage:** United Utilities
- **Broadband:** 88.9% gigabit, 88.9% superfast, 88.9% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [WA11 8AL](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA11%208AL)
- [WA11 8AN](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA11%208AN)
- [WA11 8AJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA11%208AJ)
- [WA11 8BW](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA11%208BW)
- [WA11 8FZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA11%208FZ)
- [WA11 8AZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA11%208AZ)
- [WA11 8HH](https://openpostcodes.uk/WA11%208HH)

## Boundary

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