Low deprivation
IMD England
Low · 1.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£368,000
Median property price
North West
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
21926
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21926 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · WA11 8AD
HM Land Registry · St. Helens
Average price
£368,000
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Median price: £368,000
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Police Recorded Crime near WA11 8AD
England & WalesCrime trends · near WA11 8AD
Counts are for Rainford electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
7
YoY -46%
23157
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.6%
+ other · 2.4%
Religion
Christian71.9%
No religion22.3%
Not answered5.0%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6424.2%
65–7415.9%
35–4914.7%
75–8411.5%
25–348.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.0%
Households
All members 66+17.1%
Any member 66+17.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.7%
Other11.4%
+ 6 other households · 28.5%
Coordinates & Location for WA11 8AD
Postcode
WA11 8AD
Coordinates
53.5014, -2.7937
Grid reference
SD474008
Easting
347,451
Northing
400,810
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5VG624+GG
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Rainford
Travel to Work
Warrington and Wigan
ITL Region
St. Helens
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
St. Helens
Local Authority
Council AreaSt Helens North E14001509
Constituency
E14001509Merseyside
Police Force
England
Ward
Rainford
Constituency code
E14001509
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Rainford
International Territorial Level
St. Helens
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandCheshire and Merseyside
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Halton and St Helens
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01X
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
St. Helens 001C E01006884
E01006884MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 001 E02001406
E02001406LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
St. Helens 001C E01006884
E01006884MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
St. Helens 001 E02001406
E02001406Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
6:15 AM
Sunrise
5:44 PM
Sunset
11 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:15 AM
Sunset (today)
5:44 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WA11 8AD introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 21926
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01006884 and MSOA E02001406 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA11 8AD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near WA11 8AD
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
70%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–17FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
37%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
74%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 16%
Attainment 8
50.6
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