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WA12 9YA

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

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Newton-le-Willows West
Local authority
St. Helens
Constituency
St Helens North
Postcode district
WA12
Postcode sector
WA12 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA12 9YD 0 m
WA12 0NR 54 m
WA12 9WG 69 m
WA12 9QA 75 m
WA12 9WQ 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA12 9YA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 October 2003
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA12
Postcode sector
WA12 9
Latitude
53.456041
Longitude
-2.639257
British National Grid easting
357,649
British National Grid northing
395,665

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
E00034810
Lower layer super output area
St. Helens 010B · E01006867
Middle layer super output area
St. Helens 010 · E02001415

Postcode source versions

Explore WA12

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
31
Secondary
8

  1. St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    255 m

  2. The District CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    268 m

  3. St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    406 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,846
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 849
  • Shoplifting 174
  • Public order 167
  • Criminal damage and arson 132
  • Anti social behaviour 128

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWTON PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N83045

    140 m

  • VISTA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83005

    457 m

  • PATTERDALE LODGE MED CTRE

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

    ODS code N83002

    534 m

  • 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

    3.5 km

  • MEDICENTRE

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

    ODS code P92001

    3.5 km

  • FAMILY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code P92639

    3.9 km

  • GOLBORNE SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92630

    3.9 km

  • HIGH STREET SURGERY

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

    ODS code P92012

    3.9 km

  • BERRYMEAD FAMILY MED.CTR.

    140 BERRYS LANE, ST. HELENS, WA9 3RP

    ODS code N83008

    4.2 km

  • ASHTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code P92041

    4.3 km

  • BRAITHWAITE RD SURGERY

    36 BRAITHWAITE ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2HY

    ODS code P92002

    4.9 km

  • SLAG LANE MC

    216 SLAG LANE, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2EZ

    ODS code P92648

    4.9 km

  • RAINBOW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83001

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Belvedere Road

    BCT · Crow Lane

    19 m

  • Crow Lane West

    BCT · Earlestown

    61 m

  • Crow Lane East

    BCT · Earlestown

    113 m

  • The Copse

    BCT · Crow Lane

    128 m

  • Yew Tree Avenue

    BCT · Crow Lane

    236 m

Relative deprivation

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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,561 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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 31 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy is the nearest published school at 255 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,846 published events cover 12 months, averaging 154 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 849 events.

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