Among the least deprived
IMD England
21
Crime · May '26
£526,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WA8 5BL
Postcode
WA8 5BL
Coordinates
53.3916, -2.7340
Grid reference
SJ512885
Easting
351,283
Northing
388,559
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V97R8+J9
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.
30140
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 30140 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 5BL
HM Land Registry · Halton
Average price
£526,500
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Median price: £526,500
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Police Recorded Crime near WA8 5BL
Crime trends · near WA8 5BL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
22134
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY -10%
ASB
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -75%
Criminal damage
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.8%
+ other · 5.2%
Religion
Christian69.9%
No religion23.9%
Not answered4.5%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
35–4922.8%
50–6421.3%
65–7410.0%
25–348.8%
75–847.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children23.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.2%
Other13.1%
All members 66+11.8%
Any member 66+11.2%
+ 7 other households · 27.0%
Administrative Information
Halton
Local Authority
Council AreaWidnes and Halewood E14001584
Constituency
E14001584Cheshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Farnworth
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 001B E01012393
E01012393MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Halton 001 E02002574
E02002574LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Halton 001B E01012393
E01012393MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Halton 001 E02002574
E02002574Urban: 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
October 2015
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~11 years
Active Duration
2015 -> PresentOctober 2015 — Introduced
Postcode WA8 5BL introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012393 and MSOA E02002574 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA8 5BL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2015
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~11 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WA8 5BL
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Lunts Heath Primary School
Halton · WA8 9RJ
Not judged
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
Halton · WA8 9HS
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Knowsley · WA8 5DW
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Wade Deacon High School
Halton · WA8 7TD
Outstanding
1.1 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School
St. Helens · L35 6NN
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy
Knowsley · WA8 5DF
Outstanding
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Moorfield Primary School
Halton · WA8 3HJ
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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