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WA8 5EP

Farnworth · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Farnworth
Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Widnes and Halewood
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA8 5ER 0 m
WA8 5EG 25 m
WA8 5EF 65 m
WA8 5EH 80 m
WA8 5EJ 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA8 5EP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 5
Latitude
53.389100
Longitude
-2.721660
British National Grid easting
352,102
British National Grid northing
388,270

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
E00062516
Lower layer super output area
Halton 001A · E01012392
Middle layer super output area
Halton 001 · E02002574

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
35
Secondary
7

  1. Lunts Heath Primary School

    Community school

    532 m

  2. Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    793 m

  3. Moorfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
663
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 310
  • Anti social behaviour 75
  • Public order 65
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Other theft 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    1.1 km

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    1.8 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    1.9 km

  • UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE

    HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7NU

    ODS code N81651

    2.8 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

  • FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83021

    3.3 km

  • HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK

    HOUGH GREEN ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 4PF

    ODS code N81119

    3.3 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

    4.1 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    4.4 km

  • LONGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    451 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LL

    ODS code N83053

    4.5 km

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

  • Church View

    BCT · Lunts Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Church View

    BCT · Lunts Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Glebe Garage

    BCT · Farnworth

    0.1 miles

  • Glebe Garage

    BCT · Farnworth

    0.2 miles

  • Cranshaw Lane

    BCT · Lunts Heath

    0.3 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.

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

54 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 7 secondary schools. Lunts Heath Primary School is the nearest published school at 532 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

663 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 310 events.

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