Among the least deprived
IMD England
21
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WA8 5EL
Postcode
WA8 5EL
Coordinates
53.3877, -2.7198
Grid reference
SJ522881
Easting
352,224
Northing
388,118
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V97QJ+33
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
27533
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27533 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 5EL
HM Land Registry · Halton
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Police Recorded Crime near WA8 5EL
Crime trends · near WA8 5EL
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.94.9%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 3.8%
Religion
Christian65.1%
No religion30.7%
Not answered3.0%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
35–4924.5%
50–6421.5%
25–3413.0%
65–747.5%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.6%
Other14.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.4%
+ 7 other households · 31.3%
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 001A E01012392
E01012392MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Halton 001 E02002574
E02002574LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Halton 001A E01012392
E01012392MSOA 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
February 2025
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~1 year
Active Duration
2025 -> PresentFebruary 2025 — Introduced
Postcode WA8 5EL introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode WA8 5EL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 2025
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~1 year
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WA8 5EL
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Lunts Heath Primary School
Halton · WA8 9RJ
Not judged
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
Halton · WA8 9HS
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Moorfield Primary School
Halton · WA8 3HJ
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Brookfields School
Halton · WA8 3JA
Not judged
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Fairfield Primary School
Halton · WA8 6TH
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Wade Deacon High School
Halton · WA8 7TD
Outstanding
1.1 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Halton · WA8 0BW
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Bede's Catholic Junior School
Halton · WA8 6EL
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
St Bede's Catholic Infant School
Halton · WA8 6EL
Outstanding
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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