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On Higher Lane, in Rainford
What it's like at WA11 8BQ: every home that has sold on Higher Lane since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Higher Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 88 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 79, Higher LaneDetached | Mar 1999 | £195,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83a, Higher LaneDetached | Nov 2017 | £285,000 | 137 m² | £2,080/m² | 1 |
| 87, Higher LaneDetached | Aug 2010 | £369,000 | 179 m² | £2,061/m² | 2 |
| 93, Higher LaneDetached | Oct 2006 | £270,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 95, Higher LaneDetached | Oct 2011 | £350,000 | 91 m² | £3,846/m² | 1 |
| 97, Higher LaneDetached | May 2019 | £525,000 | 166 m² | £3,163/m² | 2 |
| 111, Higher LaneDetached | May 2019 | £540,000 | 171 m² | £3,158/m² | 1 |
| 113, Higher LaneDetached | Jul 2000 | £167,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 117, Higher LaneDetached | Jan 2021 | £435,000 | 126 m² | £3,452/m² | 2 |
| 117b, Higher LaneDetached | Feb 2024 | £410,000 | 251 m² | £1,633/m² | 1 |
| 119, Higher LaneSemi-detached | Jan 2021 | £255,000 | 110 m² | £2,318/m² | 1 |
| 121, Higher LaneSemi-detached | Jan 2000 | £83,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 125, Higher LaneDetached | Jan 1997 | £82,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Rainford, a short drive or bike ride (2.2 km), with 26k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Rookery Drive, 50 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 312, 37, 37A, 781); 16 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Rainford CofE Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 70% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Rainford High School, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 50.6 · 13.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: The Blue Coat School (15 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 3.4 km away, with Slimming World - Kelly Barker closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Rainford Health Centre (400 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, James Clegg Hair is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Whiston Hospital, 8.9 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 65% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 13 pubs and bars.
Rainford Guide Hall is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and The Derby Arms Rainford the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 35 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 26 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 3% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 115 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Spinney/Linear Park, 900 m away; for exercise, Core Wellness Studio - Pregnancy & Postnatal Pilates & Physiotherapy (4.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 19 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 37 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 54% of households own their home outright.
12 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
St Helens North constituency: David Baines MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 12,169 (30.1%), turnout 54%. Vote shares: Labour 53%, Reform UK 23%, Conservative 11%, Green Party 9%.
10 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near WA11 8BQ →
It's an older community: 31% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Higher Lane in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 55 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 60 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.9% | 95.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.5% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.3% | 3.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.7% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.