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WA8 8RF

Bankfield · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Widnes
Ward
Bankfield
Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Widnes and Halewood
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA8 8WP 60 m
WA8 8RU 78 m
WA8 8AU 93 m
WA8 8RE 106 m
WA8 8GL 147 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA8 8RF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 8
Latitude
53.364282
Longitude
-2.772019
British National Grid easting
348,723
British National Grid northing
385,544

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Bankfield · E05013170
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Widnes and Halewood · E14001584
Output area
E00062509
Lower layer super output area
Halton 006D · E01012388
Middle layer super output area
Halton 006 · E02002579

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
101, Ditchfield Road, Widnes, WA8 8RF 21 August 2024 £261,500
97, Ditchfield Road, Widnes, WA8 8RF 24 May 2024 £265,000
107, Ditchfield Road, Widnes, WA8 8RF 5 September 2022 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
36
Secondary
4

  1. Oakfield Community Primary School

    Community school

    395 m

  2. Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    573 m

  3. St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    597 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,544
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 780
  • Public order 162
  • Anti social behaviour 115
  • Criminal damage and arson 106
  • Drugs 105

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

11 female, 10 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.6
WA8 8 residents
12,617

Age bands in WA8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

2,410 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,311 residents

Age 25 to 44
25%

3,247 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

3,416 residents

Age 65 and over
19.9%

2,581 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WA8 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
78.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
78.6%
Gigabit-capable
78.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR

    20 DITCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 8QS

    ODS code N81037

    397 m

  • UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE

    HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7NU

    ODS code N81651

    1.6 km

  • HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK

    HOUGH GREEN ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 4PF

    ODS code N81119

    1.6 km

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    2.4 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    2.4 km

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    2.6 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    3.4 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    3.6 km

  • ROSEHEATH SURGERY

    ROSEHEATH DRIVE, HALEWOOD, LIVERPOOL, L26 9UH

    ODS code N83031

    3.6 km

  • THE HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

    THE HALEWOOD CENTRE, ROSEHEATH DRIVE, LIVERPOOL, L26 9UH

    ODS code N83013

    3.6 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    3.7 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    3.7 km

  • HOLLIES MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOLLIES ROAD, HALEWOOD VLGE, LIVERPOOL, L26 0TH

    ODS code N83605

    3.8 km

  • THE MARGARET THOMPSON MED CENTRE

    105 EAST MILLWOOD ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L24 6TH

    ODS code N82001

    3.9 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

  • Ditchfield Place

    BCT · Ditton

    0.0 miles

  • Ditchfield Place

    BCT · Ditton

    0.0 miles

  • Ditchfield Place

    BCT · Ditton

    0.1 miles

  • Ditchfield Place

    BCT · Ditton

    0.1 miles

  • Coronet Way

    BCT · Ditton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 006D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,244 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £250,000 from 5 recorded sales in WA8 8RF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Halton is £193,134 in June 2026, up 3.7% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

52 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 4 secondary schools. Oakfield Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 395 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,544 published events cover 12 months, averaging 128.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 780 events.

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