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WA12 postcode area · St. Helens

The WA12 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in St. Helens, Warrington, Wigan. Area Scores range from 17 to 79 across them. Every full WA12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The WA12 district contains both ends of the scale: Lowton at 79 out of 100 (#1,431 of 6,856 in England) against Earlestown South at 17, a 62-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £170,000 in Haydock East to £270,000 in Lowton. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — St. Helens, Warrington and Wigan — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,325a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime81per 1,000 residents, 12m · excludes areas without published data
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied68%

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 WA12 district

£210,000median home sold over the past year · +25.7% over 5 years · +5.0% over the year · 311 sales
Detached£357,500
Semi-detached£220,000
Terraced£170,000
Flat£125,000
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
LowtonWigan 1,43179 £270,000
Winwick & BurtonwoodWarrington 3,72746 £230,000
Newton-le-WillowsSt. Helens 4,31737 £231,500
Earlestown NorthSt. Helens 4,88629 £192,500
Haydock EastSt. Helens 5,51620 £170,000
Earlestown SouthSt. Helens 5,68817 £182,500

People living in WA12 Census 2021

Residents46,301
Median age (est.)42
Density1,003per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above30%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 19%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 12%Other: 13%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 12%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary10%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 59% · No religion 34% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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 WA12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WA12 district.

Earlestown Haydock Lowton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WA12.

WA3 WA2 WN4 WA5 WA9 WA55 WA11 WA1

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.