Rainhill
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Rainhill at a glance
- House prices
- £227,500
- Lower prices28th percentile
- Schools
- 41st percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 73rd percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 52.7 per 1,000 residents
- Middle65th percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.3% of the area in flood zones
- Middle31st percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Rainhill a good place to live?
Rainhill may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in St. Helens below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
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Crime rate in Rainhill
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 52.7 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 65th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Rainhill
House prices
- Median sale price
- £227,500
- Percentile
- 28th percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 91 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Rainhill
Schools
41st percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Rainhill
Flood risk
2.3% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.1% of the area. That is the 31st percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Rainhill
Transport
73rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Rainhill a good place to live?
Rainhill may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. These headline measures are a starting point; check the specific home and the routes you would use.
Is Rainhill safe?
Rainhill ranks in the 65th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Rainhill?
The median sale price was £227,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 28th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Rainhill?
Schools rank in the 41st percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Rainhill?
Nearby public profiles include Newton-le-Willows East in St. Helens and Billinge & Seneley Green West in St. Helens.
