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WA8 4QA

Whiston and Cronton · Knowsley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Widnes
Ward
Whiston and Cronton
Local authority
Knowsley
Constituency
Widnes and Halewood
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA8 5PZ 181 m
WA8 5QD 297 m
WA8 5PY 364 m
WA8 5BU 431 m
WA8 5HL 437 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA8 4QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 4
Latitude
53.387140
Longitude
-2.770658
British National Grid easting
348,841
British National Grid northing
388,086

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Knowsley · E08000011
Electoral ward
Whiston and Cronton · E05010948
Parish or community
E04000016
Westminster constituency
Widnes and Halewood · E14001584
Output area
E00032934
Lower layer super output area
Knowsley 017D · E01006503
Middle layer super output area
Knowsley 017 · E02001343

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Croft, Lodge Lane, Widnes, WA8 4QA 29 November 2006 £280,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
41
Secondary
6

  1. Cronton Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    645 m

  2. All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    860 m

  3. Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery

    Voluntary aided school

    871 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
712
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 373
  • Public order 79
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Drugs 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
WA8 4 residents
6,687

Age bands in WA8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

1,162 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

657 residents

Age 25 to 44
24%

1,550 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

1,770 residents

Age 65 and over
20.4%

1,313 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA8 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
66.7%
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
66.7%
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

21

within 5 km

  • HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK

    HOUGH GREEN ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 4PF

    ODS code N81119

    938 m

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    1.8 km

  • UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE

    HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7NU

    ODS code N81651

    1.9 km

  • THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR

    20 DITCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 8QS

    ODS code N81037

    2.6 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    3.2 km

  • RAINHILL VILLAGE SURGERY

    529 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LP

    ODS code N83010

    3.3 km

  • LONGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    451 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LL

    ODS code N83053

    3.4 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    3.6 km

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    3.6 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    3.6 km

  • CEDAR CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

    WHISTON PCRC, OLD COLLIERY ROAD, WHISTON, PRESCOT, L35 3SX

    ODS code N83609

    3.7 km

  • HOLLIES MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOLLIES ROAD, HALEWOOD VLGE, LIVERPOOL, L26 0TH

    ODS code N83605

    4.4 km

  • ASTON HEALTHCARE LIMITED

    MANOR FARM RESOURCE CTR, MANOR FARM ROAD, HUYTON, LIVERPOOL, L36 0UB

    ODS code N83028

    4.5 km

  • TARBOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

    MANOR FARM PRIMARY CARE R, MANOR FARM ROAD, HUYTON, LIVERPOOL, L36 0UB

    ODS code N83047

    4.5 km

  • NETHERLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    MIDDLEMASS HEY, NETHERLEY, LIVERPOOL, L27 7AF

    ODS code N82036

    4.6 km

  • FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83021

    4.7 km

  • LONGVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    LONGVIEW DRIVE, HUYTON, LIVERPOOL, L36 6EB

    ODS code N83043

    4.8 km

  • ROSEHEATH SURGERY

    ROSEHEATH DRIVE, HALEWOOD, LIVERPOOL, L26 9UH

    ODS code N83031

    4.8 km

  • THE HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

    THE HALEWOOD CENTRE, ROSEHEATH DRIVE, LIVERPOOL, L26 9UH

    ODS code N83013

    4.8 km

  • PARK HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRESCOT P/CARE RES CTR, SEWELL STREET, PRESCOT, L34 1ND

    ODS code N83024

    5.0 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

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

  • Alder Lane

    BCT · Cronton

    0.1 miles

  • Alder Lane

    BCT · Cronton

    0.1 miles

  • Billington Road

    BCT · Upton

    0.3 miles

  • Columbine Close

    BCT · Widnes

    0.3 miles

  • Smithy Lane

    BCT · Cronton

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Knowsley 017D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,898 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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
0
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

60 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 6 secondary schools. Cronton Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 645 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

712 published events cover 12 months, averaging 59.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 373 events.

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