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WA11 7HW

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 7RF 55 m
WA11 7RG 99 m
WA11 7RQ 335 m
WA11 7RD 365 m
WA11 7RE 381 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA11 7HW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA11
Postcode sector
WA11 7
Latitude
53.472751
Longitude
-2.756253
British National Grid easting
349,900
British National Grid northing
397,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
St. Helens · E08000013
Electoral ward
Rainford · E05014130
Parish or community
E43000300
Westminster constituency
St Helens North · E14001509
Output area
E00035047
Lower layer super output area
St. Helens 007C · E01006916
Middle layer super output area
St. Helens 007 · E02001412

Postcode source versions

Explore WA11

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
29
Secondary
5

  1. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    851 m

  2. Cowley International College

    Community school

    876 m

  3. Rivington Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
687
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 325
  • Criminal damage and arson 75
  • Public order 58
  • Drugs 53
  • Anti social behaviour 52

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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • WINDERMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDERMERE AVENUE, ST. HELENS, WA11 7AF

    ODS code N83620

    1.6 km

  • LINGHOLME HEALTH CENTRE

    ATHERTON STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2HT

    ODS code N83007

    1.8 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL CENTRE

    ATHERTON STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 2HT

    ODS code N83006

    1.8 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83027

    2.0 km

  • NEWHOLME SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83637

    2.0 km

  • ORMSKIRK HOUSE SURGERY

    103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83003

    2.0 km

  • PARKFIELD SURGERY

    103 CRAB STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2DJ

    ODS code N83026

    2.0 km

  • MILL STREET MEDICAL CTR.

    2 MILL STREET, ST HELENS, WA10 2BD

    ODS code N83012

    2.1 km

  • BETHANY MEDICAL CENTRE

    151 GRAFTON STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 4GW

    ODS code N83054

    2.2 km

  • ECCLESTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83614

    2.5 km

  • HALL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83017

    2.7 km

  • ATLAS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATLAS STREET, ST. HELENS, WA9 1LN

    ODS code N83023

    3.0 km

  • THE SPINNEY MEDICAL CTR.

    WHITTLE STREET, ST. HELENS, WA10 3EB

    ODS code N83035

    3.4 km

  • KENNETH MACRAE MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83049

    3.5 km

  • RAINFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83041

    3.6 km

  • THE BOWERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    ELEPHANT LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 5PR

    ODS code N83050

    4.1 km

  • MARSHALLS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. HELENS HOSPITAL, MARSHALLS CROSS ROAD, ST. HELENS, WA9 3DA

    ODS code Y02510

    4.5 km

  • BERRYMEAD FAMILY MED.CTR.

    140 BERRYS LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 3RP

    ODS code N83008

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Ellison Cottages

    BCT · Windle

    287 m

  • Ellison Cottages

    BCT · Windle

    295 m

  • Sandy Lane

    BCT · Windle

    326 m

  • Potters Farm

    BCT · Windle

    327 m

  • Potters Farm

    BCT · Windle

    337 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St. Helens 007C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,870 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 851 m.

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

Recorded crime

687 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 325 events.

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