Rainhill Area Guide | £228k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
11,811
Households
5,102
Crimes · Jun '26
Low · 2.5 per 1k
5,102
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 68%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 2.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£228,250
Median property price
285
Postcodes
5,102
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 68%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Low · 2.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£228,250
Median property price
285
Postcodes

Sold prices in Rainhill

England & Wales
Property sales · Rainhill
HM Land Registry · Rainhill
Average price
£251,240
YoY: +3.2%
Median price: £232,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '24 – Jun '26Jun '26: 3 sales · avg £268,666
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£303k£243k£183k
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Rainhill

England & Wales
Crime trends · Rainhill

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
16
YoY +33%
19124
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
5
YoY —
1283
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising

30
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Rainhill

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to St. Helens.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Apply for a primary place via St. Helens

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Rainhill

GPs make up most of the mapped places

27 GPs · 12 Libraries · 4 Hospitals · 47 in all

  • GPs27
  • Libraries12
  • Hospitals4
  • Museums4

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Rainhill

Coordinates53.4154, -2.7654
Postcodes
285
Population (Census)
11,811
Households (Census)
5,102
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Low · 2.5 per 1k

Demographics in Rainhill

Ethnicity

Total residents: 11,805
White Brit.93.8%
+ other · 6.2%

Religion

Total residents: 11,805
Christian67.8%
No religion24.8%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 2.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 11,811
50–6422.7%
35–4917.0%
65–7412.5%
75–8411.0%
25–349.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%

Households

Total households: 5,102
Any member 66+17.1%
All members 66+14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.1%
Other12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.4%
+ 7 other households · 31.8%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Rainhill

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 6.93 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.93 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Rainhill