WA8 3AA

Farnworth · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Widnes and Halewood
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA8 3EA 121 m
WA8 3EB 140 m
WA8 3HA 157 m
WA8 3ED 167 m
WA8 3ET 180 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA8 3AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 3
Latitude
53.384750
Longitude
-2.715708
British National Grid easting
352,493
British National Grid northing
387,782

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Farnworth · E05013177
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Widnes and Halewood · E14001584
Output area
E00170559
Lower layer super output area
Halton 001A · E01012392
Middle layer super output area
Halton 001 · E02002574

Postcode source versions

Explore WA8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
35
Secondary
7
  1. Moorfield Primary School

    Community school

    566 m
  2. Lunts Heath Primary School

    Community school

    898 m
  3. Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,029
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 483
  • Public order 110
  • Anti social behaviour 106
  • Criminal damage and arson 72
  • Other theft 61

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA8 3 residents
6,394

Age bands in WA8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.5%

1,084 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

654 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

1,799 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.8%

2,013 residents

Age 65 and over
20.5%

1,432 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+
100%
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
100%
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

13

within 5 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    810 m

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    1.5 km

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    2.0 km

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    2.8 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    2.8 km

  • UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE

    HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7NU

    ODS code N81651

    2.9 km

  • HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK

    HOUGH GREEN ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 4PF

    ODS code N81119

    3.6 km

  • FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE

    BURNAGE AVENUE, CLOCK FACE, ST. HELENS, WA9 4QB

    ODS code N83021

    3.8 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    4.0 km

  • THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR

    20 DITCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 8QS

    ODS code N81037

    4.1 km

  • RAINHILL VILLAGE SURGERY

    529 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LP

    ODS code N83010

    4.7 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    5.0 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Horns

    BCT · Barrows Green

    0.1 miles
  • Horns

    BCT · Barrows Green

    0.1 miles
  • Everglades

    BCT · Barrows Green

    0.1 miles
  • Everglades

    BCT · Barrows Green

    0.1 miles
  • Glebe Garage

    BCT · Farnworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 001A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,695 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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
1
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

Schools

55 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 7 secondary schools. Moorfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 566 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,029 published events cover 12 months, averaging 85.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 483 events.

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