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WA8 0BF

Central & West Bank · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Central & West Bank
Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Widnes and Halewood
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA8 0QF 74 m
WA8 0QQ 94 m
WA8 0QD 105 m
WA8 0PY 146 m
WA8 0PZ 146 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA8 0BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 0
Latitude
53.356918
Longitude
-2.735255
British National Grid easting
351,161
British National Grid northing
384,699

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Central & West Bank · E05013174
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Widnes and Halewood · E14001584
Output area
E00062749
Lower layer super output area
Halton 007D · E01012441
Middle layer super output area
Halton 007 · E02002580

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
42
Secondary
5

  1. Poppy Field School

    Other independent special school

    675 m

  2. Riverside College Halton

    Further education

    786 m

  3. St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    827 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,164
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 856
  • Public order 257
  • Shoplifting 213
  • Anti social behaviour 204
  • Criminal damage and arson 152

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA8 0 residents
4,002

Age bands in WA8 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.8%

648 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

364 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.1%

1,071 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.1%

862 residents

Age 65 and over
14.4%

494 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    586 m

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

    WIDNES HEALTH CARE RESOURCE CENTRE, OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81619

    586 m

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

    ST. PAULS HEALTH CENTRE, HIGH STREET, RUNCORN, WA7 1AB

    ODS code N81066

    1.8 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

    ST. PAULS HEALTH CENTRE, HIGH STREET, RUNCORN, WA7 1AB

    ODS code N81057

    1.8 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

    PEEL HOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA, PEEL HOUSE LANE, WIDNES, WA8 6TN

    ODS code N81045

    1.9 km

  • THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR

    20 DITCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 8QS

    ODS code N81037

    2.2 km

  • UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE

    HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7NU

    ODS code N81651

    2.2 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    2.6 km

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    2.8 km

  • HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK

    HOUGH GREEN ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 4PF

    ODS code N81119

    3.3 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    3.5 km

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

    HALLWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81096

    4.3 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    4.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • WATERLOO CENTRE

    BCT · Waterloo

    0.1 miles

  • Pitt Street

    BCT · Waterloo

    0.1 miles

  • WATERLOO CENTRE

    BCT · Waterloo

    0.1 miles

  • ASHLEY WAY

    BCT · Widnes

    0.1 miles

  • ASHLEY WAY

    BCT · Widnes

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 007D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

438 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
9
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

62 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 5 secondary schools. Poppy Field School is the nearest published school at 675 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,164 published events cover 12 months, averaging 180.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 856 events.

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