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WA8 5DD

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA8 5DA 46 m
WA8 5DE 62 m
WA8 5BZ 83 m
WA8 5DL 95 m
WA8 5DN 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA8 5DD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 5
Latitude
53.390345
Longitude
-2.761483
British National Grid easting
349,455
British National Grid northing
388,436

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
E00032938
Lower layer super output area
Knowsley 017D · E01006503
Middle layer super output area
Knowsley 017 · E02001343

Postcode source versions

Explore WA8

Property

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Malton Close, Widnes, WA8 5DD 4 August 2017 £185,000
2, Malton Close, Widnes, WA8 5DD 6 June 2016 £183,000
4, Malton Close, Widnes, WA8 5DD 8 August 2014 £168,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
39
Secondary
6

  1. Cronton Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    142 m

  2. Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery

    Voluntary aided school

    167 m

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

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
706
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 350
  • Public order 86
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Criminal damage and arson 44
  • Drugs 39

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

15 female, 12 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.5
WA8 5 residents
3,423

Age bands in WA8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

519 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

256 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

718 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

857 residents

Age 65 and over
19.9%

583 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA8 5 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

16

within 5 km

  • HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK

    HOUGH GREEN ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 4PF

    ODS code N81119

    1.4 km

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    1.4 km

  • UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE

    HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7NU

    ODS code N81651

    1.9 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    2.7 km

  • RAINHILL VILLAGE SURGERY

    529 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LP

    ODS code N83010

    2.9 km

  • THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR

    20 DITCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 8QS

    ODS code N81037

    3.0 km

  • LONGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    451 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LL

    ODS code N83053

    3.1 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    3.3 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

    3.8 km

  • FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83021

    4.1 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

  • PARK HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83024

    5.0 km

  • PRESCOT MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83603

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

Nearby transport

  • Hampton Drive

    BCT · Cronton

    0.1 miles

  • Smithy Lane

    BCT · Cronton

    0.1 miles

  • Smithy Lane

    BCT · Cronton

    0.1 miles

  • Chapel Lane

    BCT · Cronton

    0.1 miles

  • Cronton Park Avenue

    BCT · Cronton

    0.1 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
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

57 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 6 secondary schools. Cronton Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 142 m.

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

Recorded crime

706 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 350 events.

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