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WA11 8AR

Rainford · St. Helens · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
St Helens
Ward
Rainford
Local authority
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens North
Postcode district
WA11
Postcode sector
WA11 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA11 8AW 52 m
WA11 8NS 78 m
WA11 8BW 87 m
WA11 8AU 93 m
WA11 8AT 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA11 8AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA11
Postcode sector
WA11 8
Latitude
53.502664
Longitude
-2.780245
British National Grid easting
348,344
British National Grid northing
400,945

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
E00034892
Lower layer super output area
St. Helens 001D · E01006885
Middle layer super output area
St. Helens 001 · E02001406

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Property

At this postcode

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21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
28, Heyes Avenue, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8AR 19 March 2026 £310,000
48, Heyes Avenue, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8AR 9 August 2024 £265,000
36, Heyes Avenue, Rainford, St Helens, WA11 8AR 22 March 2024 £325,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
16
Secondary
2

  1. Rainford CofE Primary School

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    311 m

  2. Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School

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    647 m

  3. Rainford High School

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    657 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
179
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 98
  • Public order 13
  • Anti social behaviour 13
  • Other theft 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
74

38 female, 36 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
2.2
WA11 8 residents
6,239

Age bands in WA11 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.5%

802 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

487 residents

Age 25 to 44
17%

1,008 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

1,712 residents

Age 65 and over
32.4%

1,922 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA11 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
26.5%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • RAINFORD HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83041

    237 m

  • KENNETH MACRAE MED CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83049

    575 m

  • EXCEL PRIMARY CARE

    BIRLEYWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, BIRLEYWOOD, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 9BW

    ODS code P81208

    4.2 km

  • WINDERMERE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINDERMERE AVENUE, ST. HELENS, WA11 7AF

    ODS code N83620

    4.5 km

  • HALL GREEN SURGERY

    164 ORMSKIRK ROAD, UPHOLLAND, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 0AB

    ODS code P81084

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lakeside Gardens

    BCT · Muncaster

    0.1 miles

  • Lakeside Gardens

    BCT · Muncaster

    0.1 miles

  • Muncaster Drive

    BCT · Muncaster

    0.1 miles

  • Cross Pit Lane

    BCT · Muncaster

    0.1 miles

  • Higher Lane

    BCT · Muncaster

    0.2 miles

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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £300,000 from 5 recorded sales in WA11 8AR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for St Helens is £186,435 in June 2026, up 11.1% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

21 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Rainford CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 311 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

179 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 98 events.

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