Rainhill
WardSouth west St. Helens. About 11,581 people in 6.8 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by ward
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
Under 60%98% or more
In Rainhill, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How Rainhill compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
RainhillMiddle
Population18 wards, St. Helens · 2021
11,4307th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 wards, St. Helens · Jan 2026
98.4%8th highest
Claimant rate18 wards, St. Helens · Aug 2026
2.4%4th lowest
Aged 15 to 6418 wards, St. Helens · 2021
58.3%4th 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 Rainhill alone. See St. Helens
Rainhill in brief
Rainhill had 11,430 usual residents at the census.
In Rainhill, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Rainhill, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.
58.3% of residents in Rainhill were aged 15 to 64 at the census.