WA6 8FQ

Sandstone · Cheshire West and Chester · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Constituency
Runcorn and Helsby
Postcode district
WA6
Postcode sector
WA6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA6 8DF 85 m
WA6 8DG 144 m
WA6 8DE 198 m
WA6 8DJ 236 m
WA6 8DA 241 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA6 8FQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA6
Postcode sector
WA6 8
Latitude
53.262880
Longitude
-2.673596
British National Grid easting
355,166
British National Grid northing
374,197

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Electoral ward
Sandstone · E05012234
Parish or community
E04012545
Westminster constituency
Runcorn and Helsby · E14001455
Output area
E00094383
Lower layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 015E · E01018698
Middle layer super output area
Cheshire West and Chester 015 · E02003877

Postcode source versions

Explore WA6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
0
  1. Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    671 m
  2. Kingsley Community Primary School and Nursery

    Community school

    1.4 km
  3. Norley Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Other theft 4
  • Other crime 1
  • Shoplifting 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA6 8 residents
2,230

Age bands in WA6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

356 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

205 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.4%

364 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.9%

807 residents

Age 65 and over
31.5%

798 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • PRINCEWAY SURGERIES

    PRINCEWAY HEALTH CENTRE, FRODSHAM, WA6 6RX

    ODS code N81030

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Hunters Hill

    BCT · Kingsley

    0.1 miles
  • Mansfield Road

    BCT · Kingsley

    0.2 miles
  • Top Road

    BCT · Kingsley

    0.2 miles
  • The Hurst

    BCT · Kingsley

    0.2 miles
  • Top Road

    BCT · Kingsley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Cheshire West and Chester 015E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,722 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. Kingsley St John's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 671 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.