Most deprived 10%
IMD England
Low · 1.7 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.
2527
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2527 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near WA88 1FA
England & WalesCrime trends · near WA88 1FA
This large-user / landmark postcode reports Bankfield electoral ward, not a 1-mile street dump of nearby crimes.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY —
1482
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.0%
+ other · 4.0%
Religion
Christian59.1%
No religion35.0%
Not answered4.2%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6420.0%
35–4918.1%
25–3412.4%
10–159.5%
65–749.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.7%
Households
Other21.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children15.8%
Any member 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.8%
+ 8 other households · 32.7%
Coordinates & Location for WA88 1FA
Postcode
WA88 1FA
Coordinates
53.3680, -2.7687
Grid reference
SJ489859
Easting
348,950
Northing
385,954
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C5V969J+5G
User Type
Large 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
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 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 006C E01012380
E01012380MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Halton 006 E02002579
E02002579LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Halton 006C E01012380
E01012380MSOA 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
7:28 AM
Sunrise
6:27 PM
Sunset
10 hours 59 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:28 AM
Sunset (today)
6:27 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 59 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1997
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~29 years
Active Duration
1997 -> PresentJune 1997 — Introduced
Postcode WA88 1FA 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 E01012380 and MSOA E02002579 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 2527
Present — Active
Postcode WA88 1FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1997
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~29 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near WA88 1FA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
33%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 52%
Attainment 8
41.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
61%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
75%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 63%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–16FSM 66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 56%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
54%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 55%
RWM expected
46%
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