Rainford
Rainford is covered by postcode district WA11. It is in the St. Helens council area, England.
Every postcode in Rainford, and which are new since 2020
- New since 2020: 2
- In use before 2020: 164
Of the 166 postcodes in Rainford that ONS places, 2 are new since 2020 and 164 were in use before 2020.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 53.5015, longitude -2.7851. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
The 2 newest postcodes
What is it like to live in Rainford?
Homes sold for a typical £278,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 10.1% on the 12 months before. At 134 of the 164 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 47 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 8 of its 166 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Rainford, 1.8 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Rainford?
Homes in Rainford sold for a typical £278,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 66 sales, up 10.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £375,000 17 sales
- Semi-detached £277,000 35 sales
- Terraced £222,500 11 sales
- Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole WA11 district, Rainford's main postcode district: a typical £190,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Rainford: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Rainford?
2 of the 166 postcodes now in use in Rainford came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 3 of the 87 homes sold in Rainford were newly built (3%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WA11 district, Under 1%.
The newest postcodes
A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Rainford | Across the WA11 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 66 (0%) | 1 of 401 (Under 1%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 3 of 87 (3%) | 3 of 466 (Under 1%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Rainford?
Ofcom reports on 164 of the 166 postcodes in Rainford. At 134 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Rainford at risk of flooding?
8 of the 166 postcodes in Rainford have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 47 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Rainford?
The open schools at the postcodes in Rainford. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Rainford?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Rainford is Rainford Rail Station, 1.8 km away in a straight line.
- Rainford Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
- Upholland Rail Station Railway station 4.2 kmCycle
- Orrell Rail Station Railway station 6.0 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Rainford?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Rainford. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Rainford Health Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report November 2016, over 3 years old · Phone 01744 882855 250 mWalk
- Kenneth Macrae Med Centre Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01744 882606 300 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Rainford safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 155 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Rainford over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 7 September 2025
- 18 October 2025
- 9 November 2025
- 21 December 2025
- 10 January 2026
- 12 February 2026
- 17 March 2026
- 8 April 2026
- 19 May 2026
- 12 June 2026
- 11 July 2026
- 11 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: drugs 5, possession of weapons 4, burglary 3, bicycle theft 1.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Rainford?
- Council
- St. Helens
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Helens North
- Police force area
- Merseyside
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- MP
- David Baines (Labour)
All 166 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Rainford
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell St. Helens about council tax Council tax, on sthelens.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Rainford
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Rainford postcodes
166 postcodes in use in Rainford, by district:
That district is in the WA postcode area.
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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.
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Places near Rainford
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Rainford's £278,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Rainford
- What is it like to live in Rainford?
- Homes sold for a typical £278,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 10.1% on the 12 months before. At 134 of the 164 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 47 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 8 of its 166 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools and 2 secondary schools at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Rainford, 1.8 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Rainford?
- Rainford is covered by postcode district WA11, across 166 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Rainford in?
- Rainford is in the St. Helens council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Rainford?
- Rainford is in the St Helens North parliamentary constituency. Its MP is David Baines (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Rainford?
- Homes in Rainford sold for a typical £278,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 66 sales, up 10.1% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Rainford?
- In Rainford, primary schools at its postcodes include Rainford CofE Primary School, Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School and Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Rainford High School and A.R.T.S. Education. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Rainford have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Rainford is Rainford, 1.8 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Rainford?
- Ofcom reports on 164 of the 166 postcodes in Rainford. At 134 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Rainford at risk of flooding?
- 8 of the 166 postcodes in Rainford have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 47 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Rainford?
- 2 of the 166 postcodes now in use in Rainford came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 3 of the 87 homes sold in Rainford were newly built (3%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the WA11 district, Under 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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