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On Old Lane, in Rainford
What it's like at WA11 8JF: every home that has sold on Old 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Old Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 52 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 24, Old LaneSemi-detached | Jul 2021 | £185,000 | 72 m² | £2,569/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26, Old LaneSemi-detached | Dec 2024 | £290,000 | 148 m² | £1,959/m² | 2 |
| 28, Old LaneSemi-detached | Jul 2023 | £225,000 | 68 m² | £3,309/m² | 1 |
| 30, Old LaneSemi-detached | Jun 2006 | £161,500 | 89 m² | £1,815/m² | 2 |
| 35, Old LaneDetached | Mar 2025 | £274,000 | 143 m² | £1,916/m² | 2 |
| 37, Old LaneSemi-detached | Nov 2020 | £235,000 | 93 m² | £2,527/m² | 1 |
| 43, Old LaneSemi-detached | Apr 2015 | £168,000 | 104 m² | £1,615/m² | 1 |
| 47, Old LaneTerraced | Sept 2019 | £218,000 | 81 m² | £2,691/m² | 3 |
| 49, Old LaneTerraced | Oct 2009 | £138,000 | 63 m² | £2,190/m² | 3 |
| 53, Old LaneTerraced | Apr 2023 | £150,000 | 56 m² | £2,679/m² | 2 |
| 55, Old LaneTerraced | Oct 2003 | £69,000 | 71 m² | £972/m² | 2 |
| 59, Old LaneSemi-detached | Apr 2007 | £239,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 61, Old LaneSemi-detached | Apr 2023 | £179,000 | 77 m² | £2,325/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Rainford, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 26k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Victoria.
The nearest bus stop is Parklands, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (routes 37, 37A, 754, 794); 33 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 37% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Rainford High School, 450 m 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 Londis, 4.3 km away, with Rainford News and Wine closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Rainford Health Centre (900 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, James Clegg Hair is 600 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.
The Rainford Deli is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Rainford Labour Club the nearest pub (300 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, 350 m away; for exercise, Grow & Glow Women's Gym (4.9 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.
It's an older community: 31% are 65 or over.
31 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 8JF →
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.
On this street: 1 of 42 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.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in St. Helens since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 52 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Waterworld (Stoke-On-Trent) · about 55 min
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