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WA8 8PL

POSTCODE

WA8 8PL is a postcode in Bankfield.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
53.3695, -2.7712
OS grid SJ487861 (348,787, 386,121)
IMD England
3/10
#8698
Crime · Aug '26
Around average · 7.4 per 1k
MoM -32% vs Jul '26
Plus Code
9C5V969H+QG
Most deprived 20⁠–⁠30%
IMD England
Around average · 7.4 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
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.
8698
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8698 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 & Wales
See sold prices in WA8

Police Recorded Crime near WA8 8PL

England & Wales
Crime trends · near WA8 8PL

Counts are for Bankfield 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
28
YoY —
34182
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
3
YoY —
1160
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
740
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
12
YoY —
27140
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving

48
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,590
White Brit.96.3%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 2.4%

Religion

Total residents: 1,590
Christian63.7%
No religion31.0%
Not answered4.5%
+ other · 0.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,591
50–6420.6%
35–4916.9%
25–3411.6%
65–7411.6%
10–157.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.8%

Households

Total households: 662
One person: other15.7%
One person: aged 66+15.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.2%
Single family household, all members 66+11.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.7%
+ 9 other households · 35.6%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

  • Hough Green Rail Station

    Rail · Entrance

    416 m straight lineabout 5 min

  • Widnes Rail Station

    Rail

    2.7 km straight lineabout 34 min

  • Halewood Rail Station

    Rail

    4.0 km straight lineabout 49 min

Bus stops

  • Crawford Avenue

    Bus · north-west

    183 m straight lineabout 2 min

  • Sunningdale

    Bus · south-east

    216 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Hough Green Station

    Bus · east

    235 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Royal Avenue

    Bus · west

    276 m straight lineabout 3 min

  • Hough Green Station

    Bus · north-west

    310 m straight lineabout 4 min

Coordinates & Location for WA8 8PL

England
Country
Halton
Local Authority
Bankfield
Ward
Warrington and Wigan
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
WA8 8PL
Coordinates
53.3695, -2.7712
Grid reference
SJ487861
Easting
348,787
Northing
386,121
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V969H+QG
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

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

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Administrative Information

Halton
Local Authority
Council Area
Widnes and Halewood E14001584
Constituency
E14001584
Cheshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Bankfield
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 England
Cheshire 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 004B E01012390
E01012390
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Halton 004 E02002577
E02002577
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Halton 004B E01012390
E01012390
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Halton 004 E02002577
E02002577
Urban: 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

7:42 AM6:09 PM
7:42 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
10 hours 27 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:42 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 27 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WA8 8PL 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 E01012390 and MSOA E02002577 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 8698
Present — Active
Postcode WA8 8PL 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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