Electoral wardE05014130
Rainford ward, St Helens
Rainford is one of 18 electoral wards of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 7,846 residents in 3,503 households — 281 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the St Helens North constituency.
Residents, 20217,846council ward average 10,180
Households3,5032.24 residents per household
Density281/ km²about 27.89 km² · St Helens 1,344
Aged 65+31.1%St Helens: 20.5% · under 16: 14.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–43.5% · 272
5–94.9% · 381
10–156.6% · 516
16–193.2% · 255
20–243.6% · 283
25–348.3% · 650
35–4915.8% · 1,241
50–6423.1% · 1,813
65–7415.4% · 1,206
75–8411.5% · 906
85+4.2% · 326
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van11.6% · 405
1 car or van40.6% · 1,423
2 cars or vans36.1% · 1,265
3 or more11.8% · 412
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; St Helens overall: 64.2% owned, 19.7% social rented, 15.1% private rented.
Owned outright53.6% · 1,877
With mortgage30.0% · 1,051
Shared ownership0.4% · 15
Social rented6.6% · 232
Private rented9.4% · 329
Type of home
Detached house27.1% · 949
Semi-detached house56.9% · 1,994
Terraced house13.2% · 463
Purpose-built flat2.3% · 79
Converted house0.1% · 5
Other conversion0.2% · 6
Above shop / office0.3% · 9
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014130- Constituency
- St Helens North
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 18
Parishes in the ward
Rainford
Other wards in the same constituency
BBillinge & Seneley Green30.2% aged 65+ · 83.2% owned10,462BBlackbrook23.1% aged 65+ · 70.1% owned10,593HHaydock22.9% aged 65+ · 67.6% owned10,842MMoss Bank23.2% aged 65+ · 67.4% owned10,836NNewton-le-Willows East15.9% aged 65+ · 64.9% owned12,569NNewton-le-Willows West14.9% aged 65+ · 55.2% owned12,792PParr14.0% aged 65+ · 39.2% owned12,808SSutton South East18.5% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned6,597WWindle18.9% aged 65+ · 67.9% owned10,955
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.