Among the most deprived
IMD England
49
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WA8 4SZ
Postcode
WA8 4SZ
Coordinates
53.3776, -2.7763
Grid reference
SJ484870
Easting
348,451
Northing
387,034
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V96HF+3F
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Widnes
Travel to Work
Warrington and Wigan
ITL Region
Halton
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
596
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 596 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · WA8 4SZ
HM Land Registry · Halton
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Police Recorded Crime near WA8 4SZ
Crime trends · near WA8 4SZ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
342413
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY +67%
ASB
21110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -20%
Vehicle Crime
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.5%
Other White3.0%
+ other · 3.4%
Religion
Christian55.8%
No religion36.5%
Not answered5.4%
Muslim1.1%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6418.5%
35–4918.0%
25–3412.8%
65–748.7%
≤48.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 33.8%
Households
Other26.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children18.1%
Any member 66+13.8%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent7.6%
All members 66+6.5%
+ 8 other households · 27.4%
Administrative Information
Halton
Local Authority
Council AreaWidnes and Halewood E14001584
Constituency
E14001584Cheshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Hough Green
Constituency code
E14001584
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Halton, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Halton
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandCheshire and Merseyside
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Halton and St Helens
Sub ICB Location
NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01F
Cancer Alliance
Cheshire and Merseyside
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Halton 004D E01012420
E01012420MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Halton 004 E02002577
E02002577LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Halton 004D E01012420
E01012420MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Halton 004 E02002577
E02002577Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:56 AM
Sunrise
8:36 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:56 AM
Sunset (today)
8:36 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentJuly 1995 — Introduced
Postcode WA8 4SZ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 596
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012420 and MSOA E02002577 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA8 4SZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WA8 4SZ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
St Basil's Catholic Primary School
Halton · WA8 4SZ
Good
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Halton · WA8 4PG
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School
Halton · WA8 8LD
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Oakfield Community Primary School
Halton · WA8 8BQ
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Halton · WA8 7HU
Good
0.8 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Halton · WA8 8JN
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Ashley High School
Halton · WA8 7HG
Outstanding
1.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy
Knowsley · WA8 5DF
Outstanding
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Halton · WA8 7HF
Good
1.1 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–16
Ditton Primary School
Halton · WA8 7HD
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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