Electoral wardE05014131
Rainhill ward, St Helens
Rainhill is one of 18 electoral wards of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 11,426 residents in 4,962 households — 1,680 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the St Helens South and Whiston constituency.
Residents, 202111,426council ward average 10,180
Households4,9622.3 residents per household
Density1,680/ km²about 6.80 km² · St Helens 1,344
Aged 65+27.8%St Helens: 20.5% · under 16: 14.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.3% · 486
5–94.7% · 537
10–156.0% · 684
16–193.8% · 430
20–244.4% · 507
25–349.7% · 1,107
35–4916.9% · 1,936
50–6422.4% · 2,564
65–7412.5% · 1,424
75–8411.2% · 1,279
85+4.1% · 472
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van16.0% · 793
1 car or van44.4% · 2,202
2 cars or vans30.7% · 1,525
3 or more8.9% · 442
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; St Helens overall: 64.2% owned, 19.7% social rented, 15.1% private rented.
Owned outright49.1% · 2,436
With mortgage31.8% · 1,576
Shared ownership1.1% · 56
Social rented7.0% · 349
Private rented10.9% · 540
Lives rent free0.1% · 5
Type of home
Detached house21.5% · 1,068
Semi-detached house51.2% · 2,538
Terraced house21.1% · 1,047
Purpose-built flat5.0% · 248
Converted house0.5% · 24
Other conversion0.1% · 5
Above shop / office0.6% · 28
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05014131- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- Region
- North West
- Density rank in council
- 12 of 18
Parishes in the ward
Rainhill
Other wards in the same constituency
BBold & Lea Green15.9% aged 65+ · 63.6% owned11,994EEccleston26.9% aged 65+ · 85.0% owned10,401PPeasley Cross & Fingerpost15.3% aged 65+ · 35.4% owned3,329SSt Helens Town Centre15.5% aged 65+ · 35.2% owned7,925SSutton North West20.8% aged 65+ · 68.9% owned7,052SSutton South East18.5% aged 65+ · 63.4% owned6,597TThatto Heath18.3% aged 65+ · 55.2% owned13,247WWest Park18.0% aged 65+ · 61.2% owned11,574
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.