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WA8 7XW

Highfield · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Highfield
Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Widnes and Halewood
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA8 7EJ 23 m
WA8 7ES 34 m
WA8 7EB 57 m
WA8 7BY 99 m
WA8 7EH 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA8 7XW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 7
Latitude
53.368380
Longitude
-2.745296
British National Grid easting
350,506
British National Grid northing
385,981

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Highfield · E05013182
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Widnes and Halewood · E14001584
Output area
E00062668
Lower layer super output area
Halton 005E · E01012427
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
54
Primary
36
Secondary
5

  1. Ditton Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    433 m

  2. Chesnut Lodge Special School

    Community special school

    434 m

  3. Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    440 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,189
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,411
  • Public order 388
  • Anti social behaviour 295
  • Criminal damage and arson 223
  • Shoplifting 211

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA8 7 residents
10,713

Age bands in WA8 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

2,012 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

1,292 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

2,657 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

2,765 residents

Age 65 and over
16.9%

1,771 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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE

    HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7NU

    ODS code N81651

    822 m

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    941 m

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    941 m

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    1.5 km

  • THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR

    20 DITCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 8QS

    ODS code N81037

    1.5 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    1.6 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    1.9 km

  • HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK

    HOUGH GREEN ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 4PF

    ODS code N81119

    1.9 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    3.1 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    3.1 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Widnes Rec.

    BCT · Ball ODitton

    0.2 miles

  • Widnes Rec.

    BCT · Ball ODitton

    0.2 miles

  • Wavertree Avenue

    BCT · Widnes

    0.2 miles

  • Ditton Rec.

    BCT · Ditton

    0.2 miles

  • The Albion

    BCT · Widnes

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 005E, 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

11,127 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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

54 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 5 secondary schools. Ditton Primary School is the nearest published school at 433 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,189 published events cover 12 months, averaging 265.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,411 events.

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