Among the most deprived
IMD England
25
Crime · May '26
£130,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WA8 8AQ
Warrington and Wigan
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WA8 8AQ
Coordinates
53.3668, -2.7670
Grid reference
SJ490858
Easting
349,061
Northing
385,818
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V968M+P6
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.
4326
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4326 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 8AQ
HM Land Registry · Halton
Average price
£133,333
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £130,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '23 – Jun '24Jun '24: 1 sales · avg £120,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£150k£135k£120k
Nov '23Jan '24Jun '24
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Police Recorded Crime near WA8 8AQ
Crime trends · near WA8 8AQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21135
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +80%
ASB
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +150%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -20%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.7%
Other White1.2%
+ other · 2.0%
Religion
Christian61.1%
No religion33.0%
Not answered4.6%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6420.3%
35–4917.7%
25–3415.1%
65–748.3%
5–98.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.4%
Households
Other17.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.3%
Any member 66+8.7%
+ 8 other households · 40.6%
Administrative Information
Halton
Local Authority
Council AreaWidnes and Halewood E14001584
Constituency
E14001584Cheshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank
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 006D E01012388
E01012388MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Halton 006 E02002579
E02002579LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Halton 006D E01012388
E01012388MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Halton 006 E02002579
E02002579Urban: 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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WA8 8AQ 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: 4326
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012388 and MSOA E02002579 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WA8 8AQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WA8 8AQ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Oakfield Community Primary School
Halton · WA8 8BQ
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School
Halton · WA8 8TD
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Halton · WA8 7HU
Good
0.5 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Halton · WA8 8JN
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Ashley High School
Halton · WA8 7HG
Outstanding
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School
Halton · WA8 8LD
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Halton · WA8 7HF
Good
0.7 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–16
Ditton Primary School
Halton · WA8 7HD
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
St Basil's Catholic Primary School
Halton · WA8 4SZ
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Halton · WA8 4PG
Good
0.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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