Burtonwood
Burtonwood is a town in Merseyside, England, with a population of around 3,361. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 19 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is St Helens Junction, 2.5 km away. There were around 12 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Burtonwood area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the St. Helens area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 183,247 residents at roughly 1,344 people per km².
- Council
- St. Helens
- County
- Merseyside
- Constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- Police force
- Merseyside
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 258th of 294 English council areas — better than 12% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
20°CCloudy
- Today: 20° / 13° · 22% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:33
12h 55m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Wigan Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
18 reported · July 2026▼ 18% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences5
- Public order4
- Vehicle crime4
- Criminal damage & arson2
1 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Burtonwood and Winwick · Cheshire
Local policing priorities
- Concerns raised over anti-social behaviour and use of e-bikes/off-road bikes.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
237 reported road collisions (2024)
57 killed or seriously injured · 292 casualties · 12.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
181 food businesses within 2 miles
- 147 rated 4–5 ★ (113 top)
- 11 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Earlestown (2.8 km)
- 25 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Earlestown (2.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£186,435 average▲ 11.1% YoY
Across St. Helens · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£802 average monthly rent▲ 6.1% YoY
- 1 bed £590
- 2 bed £732
- 3 bed £895
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
5.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.7 times median annual pay (5.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · BP (11.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (11.9 km)
35 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
60 charging locations within ~8 km
- 17 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Burtonwood Supercharger (1.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
183,247 residents in St. Helens · 1,344/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 21%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 40 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
24% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,403 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (44% of 86,150)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
79 schools · 26,828 pupils
54 primary · 9 secondary · 16 other
Ofsted: 22 of 29 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (76%)
70inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Rainhill High SchoolGood
- The Sutton AcademyGood
- De La Salle SchoolRequires improvement
- Cowley International College
- Hope Academy
- Outwood Academy Haydock
- Rainford High School
- St Augustine of Canterbury Catholic Academy
- St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · St. Helens
Care & health services
164 CQC-registered services
- Care homes41
- GP practices31
- Dentists27
- Homecare agencies40
- Hospitals & hospices6
CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 4 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · St. Helens
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 3 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
117 applications decided
96.6% granted · 113 granted, 4 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Charlotte Nichols
Labour
Warrington North
Recent votes:
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Reform UK majority
- Lab 3
- Con 1
- LD 3
- Ref 34
- Oth 6
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,510 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
11 jobs advertised · £32,344 avg
e.g. Class 2 HGV Driver, Become a Yoga Tutor in Burtonwood – Flexible & Remote, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Burtonwood – Flexible Schedule
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£748 median full-time weekly pay
3.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,753 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
46% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 92,695 certificates
12% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
79% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 53% · Wind 18% · Imports 12% · Gas 9%
40 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North Wales & Merseyside · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 81 yrs women · 77 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 56 women · 55.7 men
69% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.1
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Warrington North:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office388 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership374 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s296 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth262 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test238 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Burtonwood · 0.2 kmBurtonwood is a village in the civil parish of Burtonwood and Westbrook, in the Borough of Warrington, Cheshire, England. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, the name Burtonwood is known worldw…
- Collins Green railway station · 1.6 km
Collins Green railway station was a railway station in Burtonwood, Warrington, England. It was in operation between 1830 and 1951.
- Omega Development Site · 1.8 km
Omega is a property development site in Warrington, Cheshire comprising 226 hectares straddling the M62 motorway. The site comprises a large part of the former RAF/USAF Burtonwood airbase. A new junction on the M62 w…
RAF Burtonwood · 1.8 kmRoyal Air Force Burtonwood is a former Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces station that was located in Burtonwood, 2 miles (3.2 km) Northwest of Warrington in Cheshire, England. The base was opened in 19…
Burtonwood services · 2.0 kmBurtonwood services is a motorway service station on the M62 in Cheshire, near Warrington in England.
- Bold Power Station · 2.0 km
Bold Power Station refers to a series of two coal-fired power stations in Bold near St Helens, Merseyside, North West England. They were closed, decommissioned and demolished between 1981 and 1992, and a housing estat…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare St. Helens with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burtonwood?
- Burtonwood is a town in Merseyside, England, in the St. Helens local authority.
- What is the population of Burtonwood?
- Burtonwood has an approximate settlement population of 3,361.
- How deprived is Burtonwood?
- The St. Helens local authority, which includes Burtonwood, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.