St. Helens · England
Rainhill population
10,853people · latest estimate
Rainhill has a population of 10,853, making it the 5th largest place in St. Helens.
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: St. Helens population trends, 2001–2024.
Rainhill in context
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Rainhill sits in postcode district L35.
Council tax
The area Band D council tax for St Helens, the billing authority covering Rainhill, is £2,403 for 2026–27.
From MHCLG's council tax statistics (Table 9): the area average including police, fire and parish precepts, so it is the council's figure rather than the town's, and your own band depends on your property's 1991 valuation.
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashton in Makerfield | 26,380 |
| 2 | Newton-le-Willows | 24,642 |
| 3 | Haydock | 17,333 |
| 4 | Garswood | 6,183 |
| 5 | Rainford | 6,131 |
| 6 | Billinge | 5,896 |