Most deprived 10–20%
IMD England
Around average · 8.4 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£180,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,349 sales
+2.9%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
North West
Region
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.
3424
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3424 out of 33,755 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)
England & WalesProperty sales · WA8 6LS
HM Land Registry · Halton
Average price
£241,015
Median price: £180,000
Median +2.9% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,349 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '23 – Aug '25Aug '25: 1 sales · avg £105,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£115k£110k£105k
Dec '23Aug '25
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Police Recorded Crime near WA8 6LS
England & WalesCrime trends · near WA8 6LS
Counts are for Appleton electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
41
YoY +52%
584327
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
16
YoY -11%
19125
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
1172
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.7%
Other White5.5%
Other Asian1.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.5%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Christian56.0%
No religion35.1%
Not answered5.4%
Muslim2.3%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
35–4921.6%
25–3419.1%
50–6416.4%
65–747.4%
≤47.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
One person: other31.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.7%
One person: aged 66+10.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.3%
+ 8 other households · 30.4%
Coordinates & Location for WA8 6LS
Postcode
WA8 6LS
Coordinates
53.3712, -2.7215
Grid reference
SJ520862
Easting
352,095
Northing
386,275
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V97CH+FC
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
Administrative Information
Halton
Local Authority
Council AreaWidnes and Halewood E14001584
Constituency
E14001584Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Appleton
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 EnglandCheshire 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 007B E01012370
E01012370MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Halton 007 E02002580
E02002580LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Halton 007B E01012370
E01012370MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Halton 007 E02002580
E02002580Urban: 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
7:29 AM
Sunrise
6:25 PM
Sunset
10 hours 56 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:29 AM
Sunset (today)
6:25 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 56 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WA8 6LS 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012370 and MSOA E02002580 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 3424
Present — Active
Postcode WA8 6LS is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near WA8 6LS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
68%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 74%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 22%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 77%
RWM expected
52%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 27%
Attainment 8
54.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
77%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 0%
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