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WA12 8EA

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

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Newton-le-Willows East
Local authority
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens North
Postcode district
WA12
Postcode sector
WA12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA12 8DB 101 m
WA12 8DE 164 m
WA12 8DU 194 m
WA12 8EE 205 m
WA12 8EF 221 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA12 8EA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2014
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA12
Postcode sector
WA12 8
Latitude
53.445209
Longitude
-2.612039
British National Grid easting
359,446
British National Grid northing
394,444

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
St. Helens · E08000013
Electoral ward
Newton-le-Willows East · E05014126
Parish or community
E43000300
Westminster constituency
St Helens North · E14001509
Output area
E00034772
Lower layer super output area
St. Helens 015B · E01006857
Middle layer super output area
St. Helens 015 · E02001420

Postcode source versions

Explore WA12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
34
Secondary
6

  1. Wargrave House School

    Non-maintained special school

    1.0 km

  2. St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

  3. Wargrave CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
973
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 467
  • Public order 92
  • Criminal damage and arson 78
  • Anti social behaviour 77
  • Other theft 57

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA12 8 residents
9,053

Age bands in WA12 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

1,903 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

945 residents

Age 25 to 44
31%

2,983 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.8%

2,385 residents

Age 65 and over
14.6%

1,408 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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N83045

    2.2 km

  • PATTERDALE LODGE MED CTRE

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

    ODS code N83002

    2.3 km

  • VISTA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83005

    2.6 km

  • MODALITY ST HELENS

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

    ODS code N83020

    3.9 km

  • FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92639

    4.0 km

  • GOLBORNE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92630

    4.0 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92012

    4.0 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    301-302 WESTBROOK CENTRE, WESTBROOK, WARRINGTON, WA5 8UF

    ODS code N81122

    4.3 km

  • BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY

    36 BRAITHWAITE ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2HY

    ODS code P92002

    4.3 km

  • SLAG LANE MC

    216 SLAG LANE, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2EZ

    ODS code P92648

    4.4 km

  • LOWTON & PLATT BRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92651

    4.5 km

  • 4 SEASONS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ORFORD JUBILEE PARK H/C, JUBILEE WAY, ORFORD, WARRINGTON, WA2 8HE

    ODS code N81645

    4.8 km

  • PARKVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    ORFORD JUBILEE PARK H/C, JUBILEE WAY, ORFORD, WARRINGTON, WA2 8HE

    ODS code N81083

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Farm Way

    BCT · Newton le Willows

    0.1 miles

  • Cholmley Drive

    BCT · Newton le Willows

    0.1 miles

  • Cholmley Drive

    BCT · Newton le Willows

    0.1 miles

  • Farm Way

    BCT · Newton le Willows

    0.1 miles

  • Newton Park Drive

    BCT · Newton le Willows

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for St. Helens 015B, 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

28,538 of 33,755

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

46 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. Wargrave House School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

973 published events cover 12 months, averaging 81.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 467 events.

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