Buying a home in WA12 (St. Helens)
WA12 covers the Burtonwood and Winwick, Golborne & Lowton West, Haydock, Newton-le-Willows East and Newton-le-Willows West wards, in St. Helens, Warrington and Wigan.
What the records show in WA12 (St. Helens): old landfill lies within 500 m of 4 of the 8 postcodes we checked; and one postcode we checked is in a conservation area or on a listed building's site, including Earlestown.
Land Registry recorded 7 sales there in the last 3 years, with a median price of £194,000, and the most common were terraced homes.
From official records at 8 postcodes. Conditions change from street to street, so check the home you're buying.
Check a home in WA12
Enter a postcode or address for the free area check at that exact postcode.
At a glance
- Rivers and seaOutside mapped flood areas at all 8 postcodes we checked
- Surface waterLow or very low at all 8 postcodes we checked
- RadonUp to less than 1% of homes above the action level
- GroundNo moderate or significant hazards
- Median sale£194,000 across 7 sales in the last 3 years
Facts from official records at sample postcodes, not a rating of WA12 or of any home.
Flooding from rivers and the sea
We checked each postcode centre against the Environment Agency's flood zones.
All 8 postcodes we checked are outside mapped river and sea flood areas. Homes nearer a river or the coast can still be in one.
Surface water flooding
Flooding from heavy rain that can't drain away.
- Low: 2 of 8 postcodes
- Very low: 6 of 8 postcodes
Radon
From the UK Health Security Agency's map of each 1 km square.
At all 8 postcodes we checked, fewer than 1% of homes are estimated to be above the action level.
Ground stability
British Geological Survey ratings for the surrounding area, not a particular plot.
No moderate or significant natural ground hazards near the postcodes we checked.
Non-coal mining hazard is low or none at every postcode we checked.
Old landfill sites
Historic landfill sites within 500 m of each postcode centre.
Most old landfill causes no problems, but a home on or next to one can be harder to mortgage.
Conservation areas and listed buildings
Whether each postcode centre falls in a conservation area, on a listed building's site, or under similar protections.
- Earlestown (conservation area) at WA12 9BA
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Broadband and mobile
Ofcom's predictions for every address at the 8 postcodes we checked.
We couldn't get Ofcom's figures when this guide was built.
House prices
The average price in St Helens was £186,445 in August 2026, up 5.1% on a year earlier, across every home in the council area.
At the postcodes we checked, Land Registry has 7 sales in the last 3 years, with a median of £194,000 and a range of £122,000 to £490,000.
| Type | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | 3 | £194,000 |
| Detached | 2 | £306,000 |
| Semi-detached | 2 | £221,500 |
Crime
Measured around WA12 9RN, near the centre of WA12.
175 crimes were reported within about a mile of the centre in August 2026. Town centres usually have more, because of shops and nightlife.
- Violence and sexual offences69
- Shoplifting20
- Public order18
- Anti-social behaviour17
- Other theft14
- Criminal damage and arson12
Schools near the centre
The nearest schools by distance. Distance doesn't decide a place: each council's admissions rules do.
- St Mary's Catholic Junior Academy
Primary · ages 7–11 · Academy sponsor led · 250 m
- St Mary's Catholic Infant Academy
Primary · ages 3–7 · Academy sponsor led · 310 m
- Newton-le-Willows Primary School
Primary · ages 3–11 · Community school · 420 m
- The District CofE Primary School
Primary · ages 2–11 · Academy converter · 520 m
- Wargrave CofE Primary School
Primary · ages 2–11 · Voluntary controlled school · 850 m
- Hope Academy
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy sponsor led · 1.1 km
- Wargrave House School
Secondary · ages 4–16 · Non-maintained special school · 1.1 km
- Willow Bank School
Secondary · ages 8–16 · Community special school · 1.8 km
- The Byrchall High School
Secondary · ages 11–16 · Academy converter · 3.2 km
St Helens Council: Primary admissions ↗ · Secondary admissions ↗
Postcode by postcode
Each row is one postcode centre we checked. Open a postcode for the full free area check.
| Postcode | Rivers and sea | Surface water | Radon | Ground | Landfill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA12 9RN | Outside | Low | less than 1% | Low | 1 within 500 m |
| WA12 0EJ | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| WA12 9BA | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | 1 within 500 m |
| WA12 9JE | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| WA12 8LX | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | 3 within 500 m |
| WA12 9QA | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
| WA12 8JZ | Outside | Low | less than 1% | Low | 3 within 500 m |
| WA12 9RE | Outside | Very low | less than 1% | Low | None within 500 m |
What this guide can't tell you
- It covers 8 postcodes, not every street, and leaves out planning applications: check the postcode you're buying in.
- It isn't a survey, a search or advice, and doesn't rate WA12 or any home.
Sources
Checked 30 October 2026. We refresh these guides every month.
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
- Contains British Geological Survey materials © UKRI 2026. BGS/UKHSA Indicative Atlas of Radon
- Environment Agency, Historic Landfill Sites (Environment Agency Conditional Licence). Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right.
- British Geological Survey, GeoSure 5 km and mining hazard 1 km hex grids (Open Government Licence). Contains NERC materials ©NERC 2026.
- Planning Data England (planning.data.gov.uk)
- Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water (Open Government Licence)
- UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry and Registers of Scotland), Open Government Licence. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. Contains Registers of Scotland data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (Open Government Licence)
- data.police.uk street-level crime (Open Government Licence)