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WA8 4XG

Hough Green · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Widnes
Ward
Hough Green
Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Widnes and Halewood
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA8 4XF 34 m
WA8 4XR 76 m
WA8 4PA 93 m
WA8 4XL 111 m
WA8 4XH 162 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA8 4XG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 4
Latitude
53.373434
Longitude
-2.778617
British National Grid easting
348,295
British National Grid northing
386,567

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Hough Green · E05013183
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Widnes and Halewood · E14001584
Output area
E00062648
Lower layer super output area
Halton 004E · E01012422
Middle layer super output area
Halton 004 · E02002577

Postcode source versions

Explore WA8

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
518, Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 4XG 17 January 2003 £180,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
39
Secondary
6

  1. St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School

    Academy converter

    330 m

  2. St Basil's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    435 m

  3. Oakfield Community Primary School

    Community school

    714 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,436
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 756
  • Public order 152
  • Anti social behaviour 108
  • Criminal damage and arson 97
  • Drugs 94

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

4 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
5.0
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.

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+
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%

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

20

within 5 km

  • HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK

    HOUGH GREEN ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 4PF

    ODS code N81119

    898 m

  • THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR

    20 DITCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 8QS

    ODS code N81037

    1.4 km

  • UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE

    HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7NU

    ODS code N81651

    1.6 km

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    2.3 km

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    3.1 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    3.1 km

  • HOLLIES MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOLLIES ROAD, HALEWOOD VLGE, LIVERPOOL, L26 0TH

    ODS code N83605

    3.4 km

  • ROSEHEATH SURGERY

    ROSEHEATH DRIVE, HALEWOOD, LIVERPOOL, L26 9UH

    ODS code N83031

    3.5 km

  • THE HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83013

    3.5 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    3.7 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    3.7 km

  • THE MARGARET THOMPSON MED CENTRE

    105 EAST MILLWOOD ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L24 6TH

    ODS code N82001

    4.2 km

  • NETHERLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    MIDDLEMASS HEY, NETHERLEY, LIVERPOOL, L27 7AF

    ODS code N82036

    4.4 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    4.7 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    4.7 km

  • RAINHILL VILLAGE SURGERY

    529 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LP

    ODS code N83010

    4.9 km

  • CEDAR CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83609

    4.9 km

  • ASTON HEALTHCARE LIMITED

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

    ODS code N83028

    4.9 km

  • TARBOCK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83047

    4.9 km

  • LONGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    451 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LL

    ODS code N83053

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Afton

    BCT · Hough Green

    0.0 miles

  • Hough Green Road

    BCT · Hough Green

    0.1 miles

  • Hough Green Road

    BCT · Hough Green

    0.1 miles

  • Afton

    BCT · Hough Green

    0.1 miles

  • Hough Green Rail Station

    RSE · Hough Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 004E, 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

2,841 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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

Schools

58 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School is the nearest published school at 330 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,436 published events cover 12 months, averaging 119.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 756 events.

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