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WA11 7FJ

Rainford · St. Helens · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rainford
Local authority
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens North
Postcode district
WA11
Postcode sector
WA11 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA11 7RP 27 m
WA11 7RN 138 m
WA11 7RS 212 m
WA11 7SL 229 m
WA11 7RU 400 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA11 7FJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 November 2000
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA11
Postcode sector
WA11 7
Latitude
53.483593
Longitude
-2.747329
British National Grid easting
350,505
British National Grid northing
398,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
St. Helens · E08000013
Electoral ward
Rainford · E05014130
Parish or community
E04013528
Westminster constituency
St Helens North · E14001509
Output area
E00034903
Lower layer super output area
St. Helens 001D · E01006885
Middle layer super output area
St. Helens 001 · E02001406

Postcode source versions

Explore WA11

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
25
Secondary
4

  1. Carr Mill Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

  2. Cowley International College

    Community school

    2.0 km

  3. St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
278
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 125
  • Drugs 32
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Criminal damage and arson 23
  • Other theft 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA11 7 residents
6,843

Age bands in WA11 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%
1,157 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.2%
633 residents
Age 25 to 44
23.4%
1,606 residents
Age 45 to 64
28.3%
1,939 residents
Age 65 and over
22.3%
1,527 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • WINDERMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDERMERE AVENUE, ST. HELENS, WA11 7AF

    ODS code N83620

    1.5 km

  • LINGHOLME HEALTH CENTRE

    ATHERTON STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2HT

    ODS code N83007

    2.9 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL CENTRE

    ATHERTON STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 2HT

    ODS code N83006

    2.9 km

  • RAINFORD HEALTH CENTRE

    17 HIGHER LANE, RAINFORD, ST HELENS, WA11 8AZ

    ODS code N83041

    3.0 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY

    LOWE HOUSE, 103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83027

    3.0 km

  • NEWHOLME SURGERY

    LOWE HSE HCRC, 103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83637

    3.0 km

  • ORMSKIRK HOUSE SURGERY

    103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83003

    3.0 km

  • PARKFIELD SURGERY

    103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83026

    3.0 km

  • MILL STREET MEDICAL CTR.

    2 MILL STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2BD

    ODS code N83012

    3.0 km

  • KENNETH MACRAE MED CENTRE

    32 CHURCH ROAD, RAINFORD, ST. HELENS, WA11 8HJ

    ODS code N83049

    3.1 km

  • BETHANY MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 GRAFTON STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 4GW

    ODS code N83054

    3.5 km

  • HALL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    28-30 HALL STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 1DW

    ODS code N83017

    3.6 km

  • ATLAS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATLAS STREET, ST. HELENS, WA9 1LN

    ODS code N83023

    3.6 km

  • ECCLESTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    4 MILLFIELDS COURT, ECCLESTON, ST. HELENS, WA10 5RG

    ODS code N83614

    3.8 km

  • BILLINGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FIRST FLOOR GARSWOOD SURGERY, BILLINGE ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 0XD

    ODS code N83019

    4.6 km

  • GARSWOOD SURGERY

    BILLINGE ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 0XD

    ODS code Y00475

    4.6 km

  • THE SPINNEY MEDICAL CTR.

    WHITTLE STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 3EB

    ODS code N83035

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Farifield Hospital

    BCT · Crank

    286 m

  • Farifield Hospital

    BCT · Crank

    291 m

  • No. 5

    BCT · Crank

    395 m

  • No. 85

    BCT · Crank

    468 m

  • No. 4

    BCT · Crank

    499 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St. Helens 001D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,418 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 4 secondary schools. Carr Mill Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.9 km.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

278 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 125 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.