WA12 0BB postcode in Newton-le-Willows, St. Helens

WA12 0BB is a postcode in Newton-le-Willows, in the Newton-le-Willows West 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 October 1984.

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 100% of homes and businesses at WA12 0BB can get it Across St. Helens: 97% Typical price £221,000 Homes sold in WA12 0, last 12 months. ▲ 10.1% on the year before Nearest station Newton-le-Willows 1.2 km in a straight line

Where WA12 0BB is, and what is near it

Map of WA12 0BB and what is near it Map of WA12 0BB: its centre point, with the 127 other postcodes in the WA12 0 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. WA12 0AA: also in WA12 0WA12 0AB: also in WA12 0WA12 0AE: also in WA12 0WA12 0AG: also in WA12 0WA12 0AH: also in WA12 0WA12 0AJ: also in WA12 0WA12 0AL: also in WA12 0WA12 0AN: also in WA12 0WA12 0AP: also in WA12 0WA12 0AQ: also in WA12 0WA12 0AR: also in WA12 0WA12 0AS: also in WA12 0WA12 0AT: also in WA12 0WA12 0AU: also in WA12 0WA12 0AW: also in WA12 0WA12 0AX: also in WA12 0WA12 0AY: also in WA12 0WA12 0AZ: also in WA12 0WA12 0BD: also in WA12 0WA12 0BE: also in WA12 0WA12 0BG: also in WA12 0WA12 0BW: also in WA12 0WA12 0DA: also in WA12 0WA12 0DL: also in WA12 0WA12 0DP: also in WA12 0WA12 0DQ: also in WA12 0WA12 0DR: also in WA12 0WA12 0DS: also in WA12 0WA12 0DT: also in WA12 0WA12 0DU: also in WA12 0WA12 0DX: also in WA12 0WA12 0DY: also in WA12 0WA12 0EA: also in WA12 0WA12 0EB: also in WA12 0WA12 0EE: also in WA12 0WA12 0EF: also in WA12 0WA12 0EG: also in WA12 0WA12 0EJ: also in WA12 0WA12 0EL: also in WA12 0WA12 0EN: also in WA12 0WA12 0EP: also in WA12 0WA12 0EQ: also in WA12 0WA12 0EW: also in WA12 0WA12 0EX: also in WA12 0WA12 0FA: also in WA12 0WA12 0GA: also in WA12 0WA12 0HD: also in WA12 0WA12 0HF: also in WA12 0WA12 0HH: also in WA12 0WA12 0HP: also in WA12 0WA12 0HU: also in WA12 0WA12 0HY: also in WA12 0WA12 0JH: also in WA12 0WA12 0JJ: also in WA12 0WA12 0JL: also in WA12 0WA12 0JN: also in WA12 0WA12 0JR: also in WA12 0WA12 0JS: also in WA12 0WA12 0JT: also in WA12 0WA12 0JU: also in WA12 0WA12 0JW: also in WA12 0WA12 0JX: also in WA12 0WA12 0JY: also in WA12 0WA12 0JZ: also in WA12 0WA12 0LD: also in WA12 0WA12 0LE: also in WA12 0WA12 0LF: also in WA12 0WA12 0LG: also in WA12 0WA12 0LH: also in WA12 0WA12 0LJ: also in WA12 0WA12 0LL: also in WA12 0WA12 0LN: also in WA12 0WA12 0LP: also in WA12 0WA12 0LQ: also in WA12 0WA12 0LR: also in WA12 0WA12 0LS: also in WA12 0WA12 0LT: also in WA12 0WA12 0LU: also in WA12 0WA12 0LW: also in WA12 0WA12 0LX: also in WA12 0WA12 0LY: also in WA12 0WA12 0LZ: also in WA12 0WA12 0NA: also in WA12 0WA12 0NB: also in WA12 0WA12 0ND: also in WA12 0WA12 0NE: also in WA12 0WA12 0NF: also in WA12 0WA12 0NG: also in WA12 0WA12 0NH: also in WA12 0WA12 0NJ: also in WA12 0WA12 0NL: also in WA12 0WA12 0NN: also in WA12 0WA12 0NQ: also in WA12 0WA12 0NR: also in WA12 0WA12 0NS: also in WA12 0WA12 0NW: also in WA12 0 Earlestown station 1.2 kmVista Road Surgery 1.3 kmNewton-le-Willows West WA12 0BB Map of WA12 0BB and what is near it Map of WA12 0BB: its centre point, with the 127 other postcodes in the WA12 0 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Newton-le-Willows West WA12 0BB
  • WA12 0BB
  • Other postcodes in WA12 0: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.4602, longitude -2.6270)

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 WA12 0BB?

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 WA12 0BB?

Every home and business at WA12 0BB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WA12 0BB 100% St. Helens 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WA12 0BB 100% 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 WA12 0BB?

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 WA12 0BB 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 WA12 0BB.

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 WA12 0BB: 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 WA12 0BB 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 WA12 0BB?

Homes in WA12 0 sold for a typical £221,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 35 sales, up 10.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£221,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£200,750 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 10.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £400,000 11 sales
  • Semi-detached £200,000 15 sales
  • Terraced £224,000 6 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 WA12 district: a typical £216,750 from 268 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 WA12 0BB

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in WA12 0BB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 19 June 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near WA12 0BB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 670 homes in the neighbourhood around WA12 0BB. Over half of them (61%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (35%). 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 WA12 0BB

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 £2,937 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,602.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 410 (61%)£1,602
Band Babout 110 (16%)£1,869
Band Cabout 90 (13%)£2,136
Band Dabout 50 (7%)£2,403
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,937
Band Fwithheld£3,472
Band Gfewer than 5£4,006
Band Hfewer than 5£4,807

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 35% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 21% 1983 to 1999
  7. 12% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 WA12 0BB is in (ONS area E01006868), 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 WA12 0BB?

The nearest open schools to WA12 0BB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA12 0BB, 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 WA12 0BB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA12 0BB is Newton-le-Willows Rail Station, 1.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Newton-le-Willows Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmWalk
  • Earlestown Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hope Academy, 93 m away.

More stations near WA12 0BB, 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 WA12 0BB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA12 0BB, 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 WA12 0BB?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WA12 0BB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 1.3 kmCycle
  • BP Pulse Charging point · 2 chargers 1.3 kmCycle
  • Shell Recharge Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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 WA12 0BB?

The nearest to the centre of WA12 0BB, 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 WA12 0BB?

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 WA12 0BB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA12 0BB, 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 WA12 0BB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA12 0BB, 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 WA12 0BB?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA12 0BB 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 WA12 0BB in a conservation area?

The centre of WA12 0BB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 WA12 0BB?

Police.uk records 138 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA12 0BB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

The mile also takes in part of Greater Manchester's police force, which has published nothing to Police.uk: crimes there are not in these figures.

Violence and sexual offences53 reports
Shoplifting19 reports
Public order16 reports
Other theft12 reports
Criminal damage and arson10 reports
Drugs9 reports

Also: anti-social behaviour 7, possession of weapons 3, other crime 3, robbery 2, burglary 1, vehicle crime 1, theft from the person 1, bicycle theft 1.

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 WA12 0BB

Ward
Newton-le-Willows West
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Newton-le-Willows
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 1984

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

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

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All of WA12

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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