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WA12 0HG

Haydock · St. Helens · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Haydock
Local authority
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens North
Postcode district
WA12
Postcode sector
WA12 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WN4 9PW 131 m
WN4 9PR 142 m
WA12 0JF 161 m
WN4 9PP 169 m
WN4 9ER 185 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA12 0HG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2015
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA12
Postcode sector
WA12 0
Latitude
53.480398
Longitude
-2.634696
British National Grid easting
357,976
British National Grid northing
398,372

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
St. Helens · E08000013
Electoral ward
Haydock · E05014124
Parish or community
E43000300
Westminster constituency
St Helens North · E14001509
Output area
E00034680
Lower layer super output area
St. Helens 005A · E01006836
Middle layer super output area
St. Helens 005 · E02001410

Postcode source versions

Explore WA12

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
47
Primary
31
Secondary
7

  1. The Byrchall High School

    Academy converter

    412 m

  2. St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield

    Voluntary aided school

    417 m

  3. Ascent Autism Specialist College

    Special post 16 institution

    432 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
186
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 79
  • Vehicle crime 27
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Other theft 11
  • Public order 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA12 0 residents
4,835

Age bands in WA12 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%
866 residents
Age 15 to 24
11.2%
507 residents
Age 25 to 44
26.2%
1,188 residents
Age 45 to 64
25.8%
1,171 residents
Age 65 and over
17.7%
801 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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRYN STREET SURGERY

    ASHTON HEALTH CENTRE, COUNCIL AVENUE, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9AZ

    ODS code Y02378

    851 m

  • MEDICENTRE

    COUNCIL AVENUE, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9AZ

    ODS code P92001

    851 m

  • ASHTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    120 WIGAN ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, WIGAN, WN4 9SU

    ODS code P92041

    1.7 km

  • MODALITY ST HELENS

    WOODSIDE HEALTHCARE CENTRE, WOODSIDE ROAD, HAYDOCK, ST. HELENS, WA11 0NA

    ODS code N83020

    2.0 km

  • BRYN CROSS SURGERY

    246 WIGAN ROAD, ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD, BRYN, WIGAN, WN4 0AR

    ODS code P92034

    2.4 km

  • NEWTON PRACTICE

    1 BELVEDERE ROAD, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 0JJ

    ODS code N83045

    2.6 km

  • FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GOLBORNE HEALTH CENTRE, KID GLOVE ROAD, GOLBORNE, WARRINGTON, WA3 3GS

    ODS code P92639

    2.6 km

  • GOLBORNE SURGERY

    GOLBORNE HEALTH CENTRE, KID GLOVE ROAD, GOLBORNE, WARRINGTON, WA3 3GS

    ODS code P92630

    2.6 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

    GOLBORNE HEALTH CENTRE, KIDGLOVE ROAD, GOLBORNE, WARRINGTON, WA3 3GS

    ODS code P92012

    2.6 km

  • VISTA ROAD SURGERY

    VISTA LOCALITY CENTRE, VISTA ROAD, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 9ED

    ODS code N83005

    2.6 km

  • PATTERDALE LODGE MED CTRE

    PATTERDALE LODGE MEDICAL CENTRE, LEGH STREET, NEWTON-LE-WILLOWS, WA12 9NA

    ODS code N83002

    3.2 km

  • BILLINGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N83019

    3.6 km

  • GARSWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y00475

    3.6 km

  • SLAG LANE MC

    216 SLAG LANE, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2EZ

    ODS code P92648

    3.9 km

  • BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY

    36 BRAITHWAITE ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2HY

    ODS code P92002

    4.0 km

  • LOWTON & PLATT BRIDGE SURGERY

    208C NEWTON ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2AQ

    ODS code P92651

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Haydock Park Gardens

    BCT · Haydock

    187 m

  • Haydock Park

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    211 m

  • Park View

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    243 m

  • Byrchall and St Edmund Arrowsmith High Schools

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    250 m

  • Park View

    BCT · Ashton-in-Makerfield

    276 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St. Helens 005A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,006 of 33,755

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

47 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Byrchall High School is the nearest published school at 412 m.

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

Recorded crime

186 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 79 events.

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