WA12 8JX
The median sold price for the postcode WA12 8JX is around £115,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 90 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around WA12 8JX (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 8JX median £115,000 (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: 17% below the typical St. Helens neighbourhood
- Crime: 18% below 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 8JX, 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 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 83% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with St. Helens: more deprived than 69% of its 121 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income2of 10
- Employment2of 10
- Crime3of 10
- Living environment3of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (78%). 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 640 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A78%
- Band B11%
- Band C8%
- Band D3%
- Band E–
- 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 (440 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
- St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy0.3 miles (500 m)Ofsted, November 2022: Requires improvement (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy0.4 miles (570 m)Ofsted, June 2022: Requires improvement (inspection of the school it replaced)Ofsted reports for St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
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 School2.1 miles (3.4 km)Ofsted, September 2022: GoodOfsted reports for The Byrchall High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Outwood Academy Haydock2.2 miles (3.5 km)Ofsted, October 2024: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Good
- Leadership and management Good
Public transport
The nearest station to WA12 8JX is Earlestown Rail Station, 0.3 miles (420 m) away in a straight line. There are 16 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.3 miles (420 m)Earlestown Rail Station
- 0.7 miles (1.2 km)Newton-le-Willows Rail Station
- 3.1 miles (5.0 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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