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WA12 8PY

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

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Newton-Le-Willows
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 8PZ 77 m
WA12 8PX 112 m
WA12 8BW 134 m
WA12 8BF 155 m
WA12 8BB 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA12 8PY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA12
Postcode sector
WA12 8
Latitude
53.452054
Longitude
-2.616293
British National Grid easting
359,170
British National Grid northing
395,208

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
E00034789
Lower layer super output area
St. Helens 015D · E01006859
Middle layer super output area
St. Helens 015 · E02001420

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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57 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
35, Cheshire Close, Newton-Le-Willows, WA12 8PY 3 July 2026 £155,000
27, Cheshire Close, Newton-Le-Willows, WA12 8PY 9 April 2025 £152,000
41, Cheshire Close, Newton-Le-Willows, WA12 8PY 10 January 2025 £130,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
34
Secondary
5

  1. St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    438 m

  2. Newton-le-Willows Primary School

    Community school

    741 m

  3. Wargrave House School

    Non-maintained special school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,288
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 638
  • Public order 120
  • Criminal damage and arson 100
  • Anti social behaviour 93
  • Other theft 75

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
77

36 female, 41 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
1.7
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

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA12 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
0%
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

13

within 5 km

  • NEWTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N83045

    1.6 km

  • PATTERDALE LODGE MED CTRE

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

    ODS code N83002

    1.9 km

  • VISTA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83005

    2.0 km

  • MODALITY ST HELENS

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

    ODS code N83020

    3.2 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

  • BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY

    36 BRAITHWAITE ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2HY

    ODS code P92002

    3.9 km

  • SLAG LANE MC

    216 SLAG LANE, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2EZ

    ODS code P92648

    4.0 km

  • BRYN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02378

    4.2 km

  • MEDICENTRE

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

    ODS code P92001

    4.2 km

  • LOWTON & PLATT BRIDGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92651

    4.3 km

  • WESTBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N81122

    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

  • Acorn Street

    BCT · Wargrave

    0.1 miles

  • Acorn Street

    BCT · Wargrave

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Meadow

    BCT · Newton le Willows

    0.1 miles

  • Willow Avenue

    BCT · Earlestown

    0.1 miles

  • Newton-le-Willows Interchange

    BCT · Newton le Willows

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

29,620 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 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 £140,000 from 14 recorded sales in WA12 8PY. 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Peter's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 438 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,288 published events cover 12 months, averaging 107.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 638 events.

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