Orrell

15°CMist

• Today: 20° / 15° · 53% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:34

12h 55m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wigan Centre, United Kingdom

5 reported · July 2026▲ 25% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour2
• Public order2
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Billinge and Seneley Green · Merseyside

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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)

179 food businesses within 2 miles

• 146 rated 4–5 ★ (112 top)
• 7 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Orrell (1.8 km)
• 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£186,435 average▲ 11.1% YoY

Across St. Helens · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 151.9p · Esso (10.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.9p · Esso (10.8 km)

23 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

57 charging locations within ~8 km

• 18 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Lancashire Manor Hotel (2.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Sports pitches11
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

183,247 residents in St. Helens · 1,344/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

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

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · St. Helens

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

• Within the Green Belt
• 16 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

117 applications decided

96.6% granted · 113 granted, 4 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Andy Burnham

Labour (Co-op)

Makerfield

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 3
• Con 1
• LD 3
• Ref 34
• Oth 6

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools2
• Parks & greens7
• Restaurants & cafés10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,510 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

9 jobs advertised · £46,247 avg

e.g. Property End of Tenancy Cleaners, Residential End of Lease Cleaners, Domestic End of Tenancy Cleaning Specialist

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

90% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 49% · Wind 31% · Biomass 11% · Gas 5%

34 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Makerfield:

• Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 480 local signatures · 10,809 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office465 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership338 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s330 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test291 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Longshaw · 0.5 km

  Longshaw is a small residential and agricultural area within Billinge Higher End at the western boundary of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England. It is situated at the northern foot of Bil…

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  Billinge Hospital · 0.6 km

  Billinge Hospital was a National Health Service facility in the Billinge Higher End district of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. It was managed by the 5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Trust.

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  Bispham Hall · 0.7 km

  Bispham Hall is a Grade II* listed Elizabethan country house in Billinge, now part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England.

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  Wish FM · 0.8 km

  Wish FM was an Independent Local Radio station serving Wigan in Greater Manchester and the St Helens area of Merseyside from studios in the Orrell area of Wigan.

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  Billinge Hill · 0.9 km

  Billinge Hill is in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in North West England. With a maximum elevation of 179 m (587 ft), it is the highest point of Merseyside. It lies in Billinge, within the historic county bound…

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  Higher End · 1.1 km

  Billinge Higher End or Higher End is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)