WA12 9JF

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

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens North
Postcode district
WA12
Postcode sector
WA12 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA12 9HZ 54 m
WA12 9JH 64 m
WA12 9YH 108 m
WA12 9JU 124 m
WA12 9LH 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA12 9JF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA12
Postcode sector
WA12 9
Latitude
53.453566
Longitude
-2.656522
British National Grid easting
356,500
British National Grid northing
395,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
St. Helens · E08000013
Parish or community
E43000300
Westminster constituency
St Helens North · E14001509
Output area
E00034804
Lower layer super output area
St. Helens 010D · E01006869
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
46
Primary
33
Secondary
7
  1. Lyme Community Primary School

    Community school

    388 m
  2. Willow Bank School

    Community special school

    488 m
  3. The District CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,221
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 472
  • Shoplifting 197
  • Public order 123
  • Anti social behaviour 98
  • Criminal damage and arson 86

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA12 9 residents
11,651

Age bands in WA12 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

2,014 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,116 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.2%

3,601 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

3,036 residents

Age 65 and over
15.4%

1,782 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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • PATTERDALE LODGE MED CTRE

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

    ODS code N83002

    801 m

  • VISTA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83005

    874 m

  • NEWTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N83045

    1.3 km

  • MODALITY ST HELENS

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

    ODS code N83020

    1.6 km

  • BERRYMEAD FAMILY MED.CTR.

    140 BERRYS LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 3RP

    ODS code N83008

    3.0 km

  • RAINBOW MEDICAL CENTRE

    333 ROBINS LANE, SUTTON, ST. HELENS, WA9 3PN

    ODS code N83001

    3.9 km

  • BRYN STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02378

    4.0 km

  • MEDICENTRE

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

    ODS code P92001

    4.0 km

  • MARSHALLS CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. HELENS HOSPITAL, MARSHALLS CROSS ROAD, ST. HELENS, WA9 3DA

    ODS code Y02510

    4.4 km

  • ATLAS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ATLAS STREET, ST. HELENS, WA9 1LN

    ODS code N83023

    4.5 km

  • ASHTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P92041

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Marian Avenue

    BCT · Newton Common

    0.0 miles
  • Barnett Avenue

    BCT · Crow Lane

    0.0 miles
  • Marian Avenue

    BCT · Crow Lane

    0.0 miles
  • Barnett Avenue

    BCT · Crow Lane

    0.1 miles
  • Swan Road

    BCT · Newton Common

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

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

7,024 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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 33 primary and 7 secondary schools. Lyme Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 388 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,221 published events cover 12 months, averaging 101.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 472 events.

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