Orrell

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 13° / 7° · 28% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:32

9h 17m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

28US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Wigan Centre, United Kingdom

• 6.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

4 reported · August 2026▼ 33% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences2
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Public order1

1 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods

Neighbourhood team: Billinge and Seneley Green · Merseyside

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

244 reported road collisions (2025)

46 killed or seriously injured · 301 casualties · 13.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

179 food businesses within 2 miles

• 145 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

£186,445 average▲ 5.1% YoY

Across St. Helens · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£807 average monthly rent▲ 6.6% YoY

• 1 bed £593
• 2 bed £737
• 3 bed £901

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

2,267 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

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

17 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,728
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,418
• Net moves+1,310

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 68 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

23% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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 · 25,931 pupils

54 primary · 9 secondary · 16 other

Ofsted: 22 of 29 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (76%)

69 inspected 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 · 6 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · St. Helens

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

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

109 applications decided

92.7% granted · 101 granted, 8 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Andy Burnham

Labour (Co-op)

Makerfield

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 4
• 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)

5,695 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

12 jobs advertised · £32,530 avg

e.g. Commercial Cleaners, Support Worker, Office Cleaners

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

69% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 41% · Wind 26% · Gas 21% · Imports 10%

85 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

4 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in WN5

• Bradshaw Medical Centre
• Pemberton Surgery
• Newtown Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Makerfield:

• Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 481 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth276 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK197 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Provide lifelong vet care and financial support for retired service animals175 local signatures · 55,079 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND172 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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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)