WA11
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Rainford, Haydock and St Helens, in St. Helens.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WA11 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WA11, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WA11 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WA11 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WA11 at a rate of 67.9 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 232 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WA11.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,254), other crime (499) and anti-social behaviour (273).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WA11 was 73.8 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in WA11, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WA11 has no single figure. Of its 29 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WA11
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Helens 001A | 1,182 | 26.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.9% |
| St. Helens 001B | 1,379 | 45.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 88.7% |
| St. Helens 001C | 1,389 | 23.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.5% |
| St. Helens 001D | 1,309 | 33.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 47.8% |
| St. Helens 001E | 1,244 | 38.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.4% |
| St. Helens 001F | 1,344 | 40.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.8% |
| St. Helens 003A | 1,399 | 55.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 88.2% |
| St. Helens 004A | 1,467 | 95.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| St. Helens 004B | 1,593 | 159.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.5% |
| St. Helens 004C | 1,333 | 45.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.4% |
| St. Helens 004D | 1,249 | 29.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| St. Helens 004E | 1,703 | 61.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.3% |
| St. Helens 004F | 1,423 | 39.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| St. Helens 004G | 1,504 | 61.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| St. Helens 005A | 1,423 | 82.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.6% |
| St. Helens 005B | 1,271 | 135.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.2% |
| St. Helens 005C | 1,420 | 95.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.4% |
| St. Helens 005D | 1,651 | 80.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.4% |
| St. Helens 006A | 1,557 | 68.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.7% |
| St. Helens 006B | 1,446 | 88.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| St. Helens 006C | 1,567 | 26.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| St. Helens 006D | 1,228 | 42.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| St. Helens 008A | 1,153 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| St. Helens 008B | 1,312 | 83.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| St. Helens 008C | 1,471 | 140.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| St. Helens 008D | 1,450 | 96.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| St. Helens 008E | 1,423 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| St. Helens 008F | 1,245 | 115.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| St. Helens 008G | 1,205 | 21.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
MPs for WA11
- David BainesLabourMP for St Helens North100% of WA11’s postcodes
- Ashley DaltonLabourMP for West Lancashire0.2% of WA11’s postcodes
- Ms Marie RimmerLabourMP for St Helens South and Whiston0.1% of WA11’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in WA115
Postcode sectors in WA114
Council1
Towns in WA112
Postcode districts next to WA1110
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WA postcode area2
WA11 in brief
WA11 is a postcode district covering Rainford, Haydock and St Helens, in St. Helens.
About 40,520 people lived in WA11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £185,000 in 2025 across 464 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 67.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WA11 was £185,000 in 2025.
WA11 had 39,991 usual residents at the census.
In WA11, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WA11, 3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.