Eccleston
WardWest St. Helens. About 10,727 people in 8.8 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
In Eccleston, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Eccleston compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
EcclestonMiddle
Population18 wards, St. Helens · 2021
10,4036th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 wards, St. Helens · Jan 2026
97.3%9th lowest
Claimant rate18 wards, St. Helens · Aug 2026
2.0%2nd lowest
Aged 15 to 6418 wards, St. Helens · 2021
57.7%3rd lowest
Figures for the whole of St. Helens
These figures are published for the whole of St. Helens, not for each ward, so they describe all of St. Helens and not Eccleston alone. See St. Helens
Eccleston in brief
Eccleston had 10,403 usual residents at the census.
In Eccleston, 97.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Eccleston, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
57.7% of residents in Eccleston were aged 15 to 64 at the census.