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WA8 6TE

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 6TS 35 m
WA8 6TR 97 m
WA8 6TX 98 m
WA8 6TB 99 m
WA8 6TU 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA8 6TE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 2012
Terminated
1 July 2013
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 6
Latitude
53.379084
Longitude
-2.723595
British National Grid easting
351,962
British National Grid northing
387,157

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
E00062389
Lower layer super output area
Halton 005A · E01012369
Middle layer super output area
Halton 005 · E02002578

Postcode source versions

Explore WA8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
37
Secondary
5

  1. Fairfield Primary School

    Community school

    507 m

  2. Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    784 m

  3. Birchfield Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    796 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,463
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,046
  • Public order 316
  • Anti social behaviour 227
  • Shoplifting 191
  • Criminal damage and arson 181

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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    97 m

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    779 m

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    1.5 km

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    2.0 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    2.0 km

  • UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE

    HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7NU

    ODS code N81651

    2.1 km

  • HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK

    HOUGH GREEN ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 4PF

    ODS code N81119

    3.0 km

  • THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR

    20 DITCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 8QS

    ODS code N81037

    3.3 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    4.3 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    4.3 km

  • FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83021

    4.4 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    4.6 km

  • RAINHILL VILLAGE SURGERY

    529 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LP

    ODS code N83010

    4.9 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Fairfield High

    BCT · Appleton

    0.1 miles

  • Fairfield High

    BCT · Appleton

    0.1 miles

  • Peelhouse Lane

    BCT · Farnworth

    0.1 miles

  • Peelhouse Lane

    BCT · Farnworth

    0.1 miles

  • Cypress Avenue

    BCT · Appleton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 005A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,866 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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

56 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 5 secondary schools. Fairfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 507 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,463 published events cover 12 months, averaging 205.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,046 events.

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