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WA8 6BE

Appleton · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Appleton
Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Widnes and Halewood
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA8 6BF 25 m
WA8 6FT 38 m
WA8 6AX 63 m
WA8 6AZ 101 m
WA8 6FS 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA8 6BE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 February 2015
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 6
Latitude
53.365978
Longitude
-2.728107
British National Grid easting
351,647
British National Grid northing
385,702

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Appleton · E05013169
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Widnes and Halewood · E14001584
Output area
E00062403
Lower layer super output area
Halton 007A · E01012367
Middle layer super output area
Halton 007 · E02002580

Postcode source versions

Explore WA8

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
38
Secondary
5

  1. Kingsway Primary Academy School

    Academy sponsor led

    307 m

  2. St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    368 m

  3. Poppy Field School

    Other independent special school

    463 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,797
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,152
  • Public order 354
  • Anti social behaviour 270
  • Shoplifting 223
  • Criminal damage and arson 206

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA8 6 residents
7,799

Age bands in WA8 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%
1,432 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.1%
813 residents
Age 25 to 44
30.2%
2,435 residents
Age 45 to 64
25.5%
2,052 residents
Age 65 and over
16.4%
1,319 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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    660 m

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    660 m

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    776 m

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    1.6 km

  • UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE

    HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7NU

    ODS code N81651

    1.9 km

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    2.1 km

  • THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR

    20 DITCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 8QS

    ODS code N81037

    2.5 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    2.8 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    2.8 km

  • HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK

    HOUGH GREEN ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 4PF

    ODS code N81119

    3.0 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    3.9 km

  • BROOKVALE PRACTICE

    HALLWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81096

    5.0 km

  • WEAVER VALE PRACTICE

    HOSPITAL WAY, RUNCORN, WA7 2UT

    ODS code N81054

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Elliot Street

    BCT · Widnes

    86 m

  • SIMMS CROSS

    BCT · Widnes

    153 m

  • Widnes Shopping Park

    BCT · Simms Cross

    162 m

  • Milton Road

    BCT · Widnes

    168 m

  • Windmill Shopping Park

    BCT · Simms Cross

    168 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 007A, 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

1,330 of 33,755

Income
1 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
3 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

58 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 5 secondary schools. Kingsway Primary Academy School is the nearest published school at 307 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,797 published events cover 12 months, averaging 233 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,152 events.

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