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WA8 5WB

Birchfield · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA8 5WA 0 m
WA8 5QL 84 m
WA8 5AR 108 m
WA8 5AP 161 m
WA8 5AQ 200 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA8 5WB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2003
Terminated
1 March 2003
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 5
Latitude
53.389116
Longitude
-2.746816
British National Grid easting
350,429
British National Grid northing
388,289

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Birchfield · E05013172
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Widnes and Halewood · E14001584
Output area
E00170548
Lower layer super output area
Halton 001B · E01012393
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
52
Primary
34
Secondary
6

  1. Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery

    Voluntary aided school

    839 m

  2. Cronton Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
620
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 278
  • Anti social behaviour 78
  • Public order 62
  • Criminal damage and arson 47
  • Other theft 34

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

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.

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    843 m

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    1.8 km

  • UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE

    HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7NU

    ODS code N81651

    1.8 km

  • HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK

    HOUGH GREEN ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 4PF

    ODS code N81119

    1.8 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    2.5 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

  • THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR

    20 DITCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 8QS

    ODS code N81037

    3.1 km

  • RAINHILL VILLAGE SURGERY

    529 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LP

    ODS code N83010

    3.2 km

  • LONGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    451 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LL

    ODS code N83053

    3.5 km

  • FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83021

    3.7 km

  • CEDAR CROSS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83609

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Pex Hill

    BCT · Upton Rocks

    0.1 miles

  • Pex Hill

    BCT · Upton Rocks

    0.1 miles

  • Queensbury Way

    BCT · Upton Rocks

    0.1 miles

  • CRONTON ROAD

    TXR · Upton Rocks

    0.2 miles

  • CRONTON ROAD

    TXR · Upton Rocks

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 001B, 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

31,434 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 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

Schools

52 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 839 m.

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

Recorded crime

620 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 278 events.

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