WA11 8HD postcode in Rainford, St. Helens

WA11 8HD is a postcode in Rainford, in the Rainford ward of St. Helens. It is in the St Helens North parliamentary constituency and the Merseyside police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 42% of homes and businesses at WA11 8HD can get it Across St. Helens: 97% Typical price £280,000 Homes sold in WA11 8, last 12 months. ▲ 9.2% on the year before Nearest station Rainford 2.0 km in a straight line

Where WA11 8HD is, and what is near it

Map of WA11 8HD and what is near it Map of WA11 8HD: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the WA11 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 16 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. WA11 8AD: also in WA11 8WA11 8AF: also in WA11 8WA11 8AG: also in WA11 8WA11 8AH: also in WA11 8WA11 8AJ: also in WA11 8WA11 8AL: also in WA11 8WA11 8AP: also in WA11 8WA11 8AR: also in WA11 8WA11 8AS: also in WA11 8WA11 8AT: also in WA11 8WA11 8AU: also in WA11 8WA11 8AW: also in WA11 8WA11 8AX: also in WA11 8WA11 8AY: also in WA11 8WA11 8AZ: also in WA11 8WA11 8BA: also in WA11 8WA11 8BB: also in WA11 8WA11 8BE: also in WA11 8WA11 8BG: also in WA11 8WA11 8BH: also in WA11 8WA11 8BP: also in WA11 8WA11 8BS: also in WA11 8WA11 8BT: also in WA11 8WA11 8BW: also in WA11 8WA11 8BX: also in WA11 8WA11 8DF: also in WA11 8WA11 8DG: also in WA11 8WA11 8DJ: also in WA11 8WA11 8DL: also in WA11 8WA11 8DR: also in WA11 8WA11 8DS: also in WA11 8WA11 8DT: also in WA11 8WA11 8DU: also in WA11 8WA11 8DX: also in WA11 8WA11 8DY: also in WA11 8WA11 8EE: also in WA11 8WA11 8EF: also in WA11 8WA11 8EG: also in WA11 8WA11 8EH: also in WA11 8WA11 8EJ: also in WA11 8WA11 8EL: also in WA11 8WA11 8EN: also in WA11 8WA11 8EP: also in WA11 8WA11 8ER: also in WA11 8WA11 8ES: also in WA11 8WA11 8ET: also in WA11 8WA11 8EU: also in WA11 8WA11 8EW: also in WA11 8WA11 8EX: also in WA11 8WA11 8EY: also in WA11 8WA11 8EZ: also in WA11 8WA11 8FZ: also in WA11 8WA11 8GB: also in WA11 8WA11 8GJ: also in WA11 8WA11 8HA: also in WA11 8WA11 8HB: also in WA11 8WA11 8HE: also in WA11 8WA11 8HF: also in WA11 8WA11 8HG: also in WA11 8WA11 8HH: also in WA11 8WA11 8HJ: also in WA11 8WA11 8HQ: also in WA11 8WA11 8LE: also in WA11 8WA11 8NL: also in WA11 8WA11 8NS: also in WA11 8WA11 8QG: also in WA11 8WA11 8QH: also in WA11 8WA11 8QJ: also in WA11 8WA11 8QL: also in WA11 8WA11 8QN: also in WA11 8WA11 8QQ: also in WA11 8WA11 8QW: also in WA11 8 School 900 mUpholland station 4.4 kmGP 4.6 kmRainford WA11 8HD Map of WA11 8HD and what is near it Map of WA11 8HD: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the WA11 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 16 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. GP 4.6 kmRainford WA11 8HD
  • WA11 8HD
  • Other postcodes in WA11 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 16 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4992, longitude -2.7862)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WA11 8HD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WA11 8HD?

42% of the homes and businesses at WA11 8HD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 42% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WA11 8HD 42% St. Helens 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WA11 8HD 42% St. Helens 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WA11 8HD?

BinDayBuddy does not read St Helens Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

St Helens Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WA11 8HD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WA11 8HD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across St. Helens

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WA11 8HD: 2,114 properties in St. Helens are at high risk (2.2% of all its properties). All the figures for St. Helens

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WA11 8HD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WA11 8HD?

Homes in WA11 8 sold for a typical £280,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 71 sales, up 9.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£280,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£256,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 9.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £385,000 20 sales
  • Semi-detached £277,000 37 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: a typical £190,000 from 401 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in WA11 8HD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in WA11 8HD from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at WA11 8HD

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at WA11 8HD. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WA11 8HD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 660 homes in the neighbourhood around WA11 8HD. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (49%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WA11 8HD

Band D in St. Helens for 2026‑27: £2,403. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,602 (band A) to £4,006 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,136.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (8%)£1,602
Band Babout 190 (29%)£1,869
Band Cabout 250 (38%)£2,136
Band Dabout 90 (14%)£2,403
Band Eabout 40 (6%)£2,937
Band Fabout 30 (5%)£3,472
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£4,006
Band Hfewer than 5£4,807

When the homes were built

  1. 18% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 9% 1919 to 1939
  4. 49% 1945 to 1964
  5. 19% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for St. Helens before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WA11 8HD is in (ONS area E01006884), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WA11 8HD?

The nearest open schools to WA11 8HD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA11 8HD, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to WA11 8HD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA11 8HD is Rainford Rail Station, 2.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Rainford Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle
  • Upholland Rail Station Railway station 4.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Southerns Lane, 106 m away.

More stations near WA11 8HD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WA11 8HD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA11 8HD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WA11 8HD?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of WA11 8HD on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WA11 8HD?

The nearest to the centre of WA11 8HD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WA11 8HD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WA11 8HD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA11 8HD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WA11 8HD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA11 8HD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WA11 8HD?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA11 8HD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WA11 8HD in a conservation area?

The centre of WA11 8HD is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WA11 8HD?

Police.uk records 11 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA11 8HD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences5 reports
Public order2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Shoplifting1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WA11 8HD

Ward
Rainford
Parish
Rainford
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Rainford
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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