WA12 8JA
The median sold price for the postcode WA12 8JA is around £197,500, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 194 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around WA12 8JA (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £115,000 – £370,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across WA12 8, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£225,000(94 sales)
- Terraced£162,000(83 sales)
- Detached£325,000(62 sales)
- Flat£105,000(12 sales)
WA12 8JA median £197,500 (12 months) vs the wider district £180,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 1.8× the typical St. Helens neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.8× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in St. Helens and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in WA12 8JA, compared with 94.9% across St. Helens and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 90.7% of premises across St. Helens (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | St. Helens | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 90.7% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 94.9% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.5% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.01% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 90% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with St. Helens: more deprived than 76% of its 121 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income1of 10
- Employment1of 10
- Crime3of 10
- Living environment10of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (63%). Average Band D in St Helens is £2,403.38 for 2026/27.
That is in line with the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band A in St Helens: £1,602.25 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 790 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A63%
- Band B18%
- Band C11%
- Band D3%
- Band E5%
- Band F0%
- Band G0%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Newton-le-Willows Primary School0.3 miles (460 m)Ofsted report card, January 2026
- Inclusion Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching Needs attention
- Achievement Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Needs attention
- Early years Needs attention
- Leadership and governance Needs attention
- Safeguarding Met
- Wargrave CofE Primary School0.5 miles (740 m)Ofsted, November 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- St Peter's CofE Primary School0.5 miles (760 m)Ofsted, January 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Outstanding
Nearest secondary schools
- Hope Academy0.8 miles (1.3 km)Ofsted, November 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
- The Byrchall High School2.3 miles (3.6 km)Ofsted, September 2022: GoodOfsted reports for The Byrchall High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield2.3 miles (3.7 km)Ofsted report card, March 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
- Achievement Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Leadership and governance Strong standard
- Safeguarding Met
Public transport
The nearest station to WA12 8JA is Newton-le-Willows Rail Station, 0.5 miles (760 m) away in a straight line. There are 21 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.5 miles (760 m)Newton-le-Willows Rail Station
- 0.6 miles (900 m)Earlestown Rail Station
- 3.3 miles (5.3 km)Garswood Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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