Foundry Street, Newton-le-willows, WA12 9PY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding WA12 9PY is primarily male, with 58.2% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	44.6%	41.8%	-2.8%	51.0%	-9.2%
Male	55.4%	58.2%	2.8%	49.0%	9.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around WA12 9PY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.6% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	50.8%	57.6%	6.8%	37.9%	19.7%
Married: Opposite sex	25.2%	16.3%	-8.9%	44.2%	-27.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
Separated	4.3%	3.4%	-0.9%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	14.2%	15.9%	1.7%	9.1%	6.8%
Widowed	5.5%	6.1%	0.6%	6.1%	0.0%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (68%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.6%	31.3%	-9.3%	48.4%	-17.1%
Good health	32.3%	36.7%	4.4%	33.6%	3.1%
Fair health	16.8%	20.4%	3.6%	12.7%	7.7%
Bad health	8.9%	8.8%	-0.1%	4.0%	4.8%
Very bad health	1.3%	2.7%	1.4%	1.2%	1.5%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around WA12 9PY this area, 31.4% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 21.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	33.5%	31.4%	-2.1%	18.2%	13.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	15.4%	14.4%	-1.0%	9.6%	4.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	21.7%	14.4%	-7.3%	13.4%	1.0%
Apprenticeship	3.9%	4.5%	0.6%	5.3%	-0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.8%	14%	4.2%	16.9%	-2.9%
Degree or Similar	12.6%	21.2%	8.6%	33.8%	-12.6%
Other	3.1%	0%	-3.1%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 92.8% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1%	1.0%	1.1%	-0.1%
Chinese	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0%	1%	1.0%	3.1%	-2.1%
Other Asian	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	1.6%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	95.7%	92.8%	-2.9%	81.4%	11.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.6%	0.1%
Other	0%	1%	1.0%	1.6%	-0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 85.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	93.4%	85.6%	-7.8%	83.2%	2.4%
European Union	3%	8.6%	5.6%	6.1%	2.5%
Rest of Europe	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	0.3%	1.7%	1.4%	2.7%	-1.0%
Middle East and Asia	1.7%	3.4%	1.7%	5.6%	-2.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	92.7%	85.6%	-7.1%	83.2%	2.4%
10+ Years	1.3%	6.5%	5.2%	9.8%	-3.3%
5-10 Years	0%	2.4%	2.4%	2.9%	-0.5%
2-5 Years	1.3%	3.1%	1.8%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	4.6%	2.4%	-2.2%	1.9%	0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.6%	76.7%	-4.1%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Poland	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%
Other EU countries	4.1%	1.5%	2.6%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Middle East	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	1%	0.2%	0.8%
No passport held	17.5%	13.5%	4.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.5%	37.2%	2.3%
Christian	47.8%	46.2%	1.6%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	3.8%	6.5%	-2.7%
Other religion	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Not answered	5.5%	6.0%	-0.5%

Safety

Is Foundry Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Foundry Street was 590.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 601.4% higher than the Newton-le-Willows East average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Foundry Street has the highest crime rate of 80 local areas in Newton-le-Willows East and the 9th highest crime rate of 606 local areas in St. Helens .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 309.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -37.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£36,800

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in WA12 9PY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Foundry Street are based on 15 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for St Helens.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Foundry Street, Newton-le-willows, WA12 9PY

Estimated Average Property Prices for WA12 9PY

Average Price
£103,236

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£103,236

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Foundry Street

Average Price
£109,643

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£109,643

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Foundry Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
10 Foundry Street, Newton-Le-Willows, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£116,000	2025-07-25	£118,911
4 Foundry Street, Newton-Le-Willows, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£65,000	2021-12-16	£79,988
14 Foundry Street, Newton-Le-Willows, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£67,500	2021-06-17	£84,039
10 Foundry Street, Newton-Le-Willows, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£83,000	2019-05-24	£127,195
10 Foundry Street, Newton-Le-Willows, Merseyside Terraced, an established residential building	£50,000	2017-05-05	£79,970

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WA12 9PY

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	105
Retired	41
Long-Term Sick or disabled	25
Part-Time Employee	22
Self-Employed	19
Other	17
Unemployed	15
Looking after home or family	10
Student (economically inactive)	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	39
Human health and social work activities	18
Construction	14
Transport and storage	13
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Manufacturing	10
Administrative and support service activities	10
Education	9
Financial and insurance activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Other	3
Information and communication	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The District CofE Primary School Patterson Street , WA12 9PZ	3out of 4	94 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Junior School Barn Way , WA12 9QQ	2out of 4	398 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Infant School Victoria Road , Newton-le-Willows WA12 9RX	2out of 4	668 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lyme Community Primary School Lyme Street , WA12 9HD	2out of 4	909 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Newton-le-Willows Primary School Sanderling Road , WA12 9UF	3out of 4	1,086 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hope Academy Ashton Road , WA12 0AQ	3out of 4	1,525 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Outwood Academy Haydock Clipsley Lane , Haydock WA11 0JG	- not rated	2,965 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Haydock High School Clipsley Lane , Haydock WA11 0JG	2out of 4	2,965 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Byrchall High School Warrington Road , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9PQ	2out of 4	3,276 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield Rookery Avenue , Ashton-in-Makerfield WN4 9PF	3out of 4	3,418 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Penkford School Wharf Road , WA12 9XZ	3out of 4	1,387 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wargrave House School 449 Wargrave Road , WA12 8RS	4out of 4	1,634 yd	Non-maintained special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Lakeside Early Adult Provision - LEAP College (Wargrave House Ltd) Wargrave House Ltd, 449 Wargrave Road , WA12 8RS	- not rated	1,634 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Parks School Market Street , Hindley WN2 3AN	- not rated	3,549 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pace Derbyshire Hill Road , WA9 2LH	3out of 4	3,825 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Good Burgers	7 Stanley Street	159 yd
Cafe 303	20 Oxford Street	199 yd
Blue Tiffin	56-58 Market Street	213 yd
Earlestown Art Club and Gallery	64 Market Street	221 yd
Crumpets	Crumpets Cafe, 59 Market Street	235 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Newmarket	The Newmarket, 47 Market Street	359 yd
The Wellington	Wellington Hotel, 37-39 Earle Street	380 yd
The Griffin	The Griffin Hotel, Earle Street	479 yd
Old Crow Public House	Old Crow Inn, 248 Crow Lane East	551 yd
Sunbeam Hotel	Sunbeam Hotel, Old Wargrave Road	693 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sweet 'n' Sour	16 Cross Lane	160 yd
The Village Chippy	The Village Chippy, 6 Oxford Street	182 yd
Continental Newton	62 Market Street	219 yd
Arcadia Food	22 Market Street	239 yd
Desi Touch	1 Tamworth Street	250 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Heron Frozen Foods	Heron Foods, 10-12 Market Street		239 yd
Tesco	Tesco, Earle Street		379 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The District Ce Primary School PATTERSON STREET	grass pitches	49 yd
St Mary'S Catholic Primary School BARN WAY	grass pitches	299 yd
Griffin Fitness Studio (Closed) Earle Street	health and fitness suite	478 yd
Viaduct Green EARLESTOWN VIADUCT SPORTS CLUB EARLESTOWN VIADUCT SPORTS CLUB EARLE STREET	grass pitches	538 yd
Sasib Bakery Sports Ground (Closed) Junction Lane	grass pitches	743 yd
Newton-Le-Willows Primary School SANDERLING ROAD	grass pitches	1,001 yd
Lyme School LYME STREET	grass pitches	1,026 yd
The Hive (Earlestown Athletic Jfc) Harrison Way	grass pitches	1,028 yd
Newton Sports Club Crow Lane East	grass pitches, tennis courts	1,068 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	150 Mbit/s
Average download speed	301.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	25.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.