Estate agents in Rainford
Rainford is a village in the North West with 2 estate agent sales branches. HM Land Registry records 74 homes sold there in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 at a median price paid of £265,000.
How estate agents in Rainford compare
Rainford at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 74 sales in Rainford from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £265,000.
36.6% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 3.7 years and sold for a median of 23.7% more than they paid.
The median price was £165,500 in 2016 and £250,500 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in Rainford
Median sale price in Rainford: £265,000
| All homes | 74 sales, median £265,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 17 sales, median £370,000 |
| Semi-detached | 41 sales, median £265,000 |
| Terraced | 13 sales, median £230,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 3 sales |
We show a median only where it rests on enough sales: at least 10 for all homes and at least 5 for each type of home. Otherwise we show the number of sales.
Across St Helens the average price was £187,273 in June 2026, up 11.6% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £165,500 (75 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £175,000 (101 sales) |
| 2018 | £195,000 (71 sales) |
| 2019 | £210,000 (80 sales) |
| 2020 | £203,500 (66 sales) |
| 2021 | £205,000 (93 sales) |
| 2022 | £270,000 (102 sales) |
| 2023 | £272,995 (95 sales) |
| 2024 | £243,000 (87 sales) |
| 2025 | £250,500 (88 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
Rainford has its own railway station about 1 mile from the centre, with Upholland station about 2.5 miles away, Orrell about 3.6 miles and Headbolt Lane about 4.1 miles. The A570 passes through or beside the area. The nearest motorway access is M58 junction 4 (Glenburn Road Interchange) at about 2 miles, followed by M6 junction 26 (Orrell Interchange) at about 4 miles. Liverpool John Lennon Airport is about 12 miles away and Manchester Airport about 23 miles. Central London is about 178 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near Rainford
Rainford has three primary schools within about 0.8 miles of the centre. Rainford CofE Primary School is a Church of England academy, Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School is Roman Catholic and Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School is an academy and each is about 0.2 miles away. For secondary education, Rainford High School is an academy with a sixth form about 0.3 miles from the centre. Further options include Cowley International College, which has a sixth form, at about 3 miles, Up Holland High School, an academy, at about 3.2 miles and De La Salle School, a Roman Catholic academy, at about 3.4 miles. A.R.T.S. Education, a special school, is about 0.4 miles away. Winstanley College is about 3.7 miles away and St Helens College about 4 miles. Edge Hill University is the nearest university at about 5.3 miles.
Living in Rainford
Rainford is mapped as a village in St Helens, with around 5,575 residents in a small built-up area that counts as rural. Most homes are semi-detached or detached houses and about 85% are owner occupied. There are at least 12 shops, including a Co-op Food about 0.2 miles away, with three pubs, three cafés, a restaurant and three takeaways. The Eagle and Child is about 0.2 miles from the centre. Rainford Health Centre is about 0.2 miles away and there are at least two pharmacies. There is no dentist in the area and the nearest is Bright Orthodontics about 3.2 miles away. Whiston Hospital, the nearest with an emergency department, is about 5.8 miles away. Rainford Library is about 0.5 miles away, Rainford Post Office about 0.2 miles and Spinney/Linear Park sits right at the centre.
A short history of Rainford
Rainford was first recorded in 1189, within the historic county of Lancashire. The Rookery, a large manor house from the 17th century, was later a school and workhouse. The village became known for making clay smoking pipes. Coal mines in the vicinity were exhausted and shut before the Second World War. Five Grade II listed buildings stand close to the centre, among them the village stocks at the corner of Mossborough Road, a farm building at Whitehouse Farm and the duck houses at White House Farm.
Sport and leisure
Crown green bowls is played at Rainford North End Crown Green Bowls Club and at Eagle & Child (Rainford) Crown Green Bowls Club. Rainford Tennis Club is the tennis club in the area and there are also pitches for soccer and cricket nearby. Spinney/Linear Park and Rainford Cricket Ground are the named parks and open spaces. Several children's playgrounds are also located close to the centre of Rainford.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in Rainford?
- The median price paid in Rainford over the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026 was £265,000. By property type it was £370,000 for detached houses, £265,000 for semi-detached houses and £230,000 for terraced houses.
- How many homes were sold in Rainford in the last 12 months?
- There were 74 standard sales in Rainford in the 12 months September 2025 to August 2026, according to HM Land Registry. These included 17 detached houses, 41 semi-detached houses and 13 terraced houses.
- What are the transport links in Rainford?
- Rainford railway station is about 0.9 miles from the centre and Upholland station is about 2.5 miles away. M58 junction 4 is about 2 miles away and M6 junction 26 is about 4 miles away, while the A570 passes through or beside the area. Liverpool John Lennon Airport is about 12 miles away and Manchester Airport is about 23 miles away.
- Which schools are near the centre of Rainford?
- There are 3 primary schools within about 0.8 miles of the centre, including Rainford CofE Primary School, Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School and Rainford Brook Lodge Community Primary School, each about 0.2 miles away. Rainford High School is the nearest secondary school at about 0.3 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are in Rainford?
- There are 2 estate agent sales branches with an office in Rainford.
Areas near Rainford
Rainford is in St Helens.
Estate agents near Rainford
- David Davies Sales & Lettings AgentRainford WA11 8HE0.2 miles
- Best Property CentreRainford WA11 8HE0.4 miles
- Your Move Estate Agents SkelmersdaleSkelmersdale WN8 6LJ3.2 miles
- Addisons Estate & Letting AgentsOrrell WN5 8SS3.6 miles
- Neil Robinson Estate AgentsOrrell WN5 8UP3.6 miles
- ABODE Sales And LettingsOrrell WN5 8UP3.6 miles
- Stapleton DerbySt Helens WA10 1SX4 miles
- Belvoir Estate Agents - St HelensSt Helens WA10 1RZ4 miles
- Fine & Country Merseyside and North CheshireSt Helens WA10 1RZ4 miles
- Reeds RainsSt Helens WA10 1RX4.1 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Rainford.