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WA11 postcode area · St. Helens

The WA11 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in St. Helens, West Lancashire. Area Scores range from 2 to 93 across them. Every full WA11 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WA11 district: Eccleston scores 94 out of 100 (#423 of 6,856 nationally) while Town Centre West sits at 2 — neighbours on the map, 91 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £124,250 in Broad Oak to £290,995 in Bickerstaffe & Newburgh — a 2.3× gap within the WA11 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — St. Helens and West Lancashire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,195a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime85per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied69%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WA11 district

£187,000median home sold over the past year · +35.8% over 5 years · +3.9% over the year · 405 sales
Detached£330,000
Semi-detached£189,000
Terraced£148,000
Flat£116,750
St. Helens£190,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
EcclestonSt. Helens 42394 £275,000
Bickerstaffe & NewburghWest Lancashire 97886 £290,995
RainfordSt. Helens 1,68475 £247,500
GarswoodSt. Helens 2,72660 £190,000
Windle & Denton's GreenSt. Helens 4,15939 £238,000
Haydock WestSt. Helens 4,19339 £170,000
BlackbrookSt. Helens 4,96128 £166,250
Moss BankSt. Helens 5,29723 £180,000
Haydock EastSt. Helens 5,51620 £170,000
Broad OakSt. Helens 6,6064 £124,250
Town Centre WestSt. Helens 6,6822 £130,000

People living in WA11 Census 2021

Residents79,545
Median age (est.)45
Density595per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above27%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 11%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 18%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 11%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 64% · No religion 29% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in WA11

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WA11 district.

Eccleston Haydock Town Centre

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WA11.

WA10 WA9 WN4 WN5 L34 WA12 L35 WN8

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.