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WA12 0RA

Newton-le-Willows West · St. Helens · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Newton-le-Willows West
Local authority
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens North
Postcode district
WA12
Postcode sector
WA12 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA12 0JU 58 m
WA12 0NW 71 m
WA12 0JY 74 m
WA12 0ND 75 m
WA12 0JX 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA12 0RA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA12
Postcode sector
WA12 0
Latitude
53.459979
Longitude
-2.634029
British National Grid easting
358,000
British National Grid northing
396,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
St. Helens · E08000013
Electoral ward
Newton-le-Willows West · E05014127
Parish or community
E43000300
Westminster constituency
St Helens North · E14001509
Output area
E00034828
Lower layer super output area
St. Helens 010A · E01006866
Middle layer super output area
St. Helens 010 · E02001415

Postcode source versions

Explore WA12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
31
Secondary
8

  1. St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    429 m

  2. St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    631 m

  3. Hope Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    639 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,831
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 828
  • Shoplifting 185
  • Public order 171
  • Anti social behaviour 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 131

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N83045

    425 m

  • VISTA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83005

    796 m

  • PATTERDALE LODGE MED CTRE

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

    ODS code N83002

    1.1 km

  • MODALITY ST HELENS

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

    ODS code N83020

    1.8 km

  • BRYN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02378

    3.1 km

  • MEDICENTRE

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

    ODS code P92001

    3.1 km

  • FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92639

    3.4 km

  • GOLBORNE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92630

    3.4 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92012

    3.4 km

  • ASHTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P92041

    3.9 km

  • BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY

    36 BRAITHWAITE ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2HY

    ODS code P92002

    4.4 km

  • SLAG LANE MC

    216 SLAG LANE, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2EZ

    ODS code P92648

    4.4 km

  • BERRYMEAD FAMILY MED.CTR.

    140 BERRYS LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 3RP

    ODS code N83008

    4.6 km

  • BRYN CROSS SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92034

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Weedon Avenue

    BCT · Crow Lane

    0.1 miles

  • Weedon Avenue

    BCT · Crow Lane

    0.2 miles

  • Mullins Avenue

    BCT · Crow Lane

    0.2 miles

  • Cheltenham Drive

    BCT · Crow Lane

    0.2 miles

  • Wightman Avenue

    BCT · Crow Lane

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St. Helens 010A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,241 of 33,755

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

49 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy is the nearest published school at 429 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,831 published events cover 12 months, averaging 152.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 828 events.

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