WA8 0PD

Central & West Bank · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Widnes
Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Widnes and Halewood
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA8 0PB 291 m
WA8 0PA 517 m
WA8 0QW 519 m
WA8 0PJ 531 m
WA8 0PH 535 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA8 0PD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2007
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 0
Latitude
53.353475
Longitude
-2.749814
British National Grid easting
350,188
British National Grid northing
384,326

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Widnes and Halewood · E14001584
Output area
E00170533
Lower layer super output area
Halton 008D · E01012443
Middle layer super output area
Halton 008 · E02002581

Postcode source versions

Explore WA8

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
A H C (warehousing) Ltd, West Bank Dock Estate, Widnes, WA8 0PD 22 June 2022 £5,400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
62
Primary
41
Secondary
5
  1. Widnes Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km
  2. St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km
  3. Runcorn All Saints CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,236
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 591
  • Public order 136
  • Anti social behaviour 104
  • Drugs 91
  • Criminal damage and arson 74

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

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    1.3 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    1.3 km

  • THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR

    20 DITCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 8QS

    ODS code N81037

    1.6 km

  • 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

  • UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE

    HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7NU

    ODS code N81651

    2.2 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    2.8 km

  • HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK

    HOUGH GREEN ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 4PF

    ODS code N81119

    3.1 km

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    3.1 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    3.4 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    4.2 km

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81096

    4.7 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    4.7 km

  • THE MARGARET THOMPSON MED CENTRE

    105 EAST MILLWOOD ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L24 6TH

    ODS code N82001

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • ALCAN

    BCT · Ditton Marsh

    0.4 miles
  • ALCAN

    BCT · Ditton Marsh

    0.4 miles
  • McKechnies

    BCT · Ditton Marsh

    0.4 miles
  • McKechnies

    BCT · Ditton Marsh

    0.4 miles
  • Irwell Street/the Bridge

    BCT · West Bank

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 008D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,243 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
7 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

Property market

The five-year median is £5,400,000 from 1 recorded sale in WA8 0PD. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Halton is £193,134 in June 2026, up 3.7% year on year.

Schools

62 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 5 secondary schools. Widnes Academy is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,236 published events cover 12 months, averaging 103 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 591 events.

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