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WA8 8TE

Central & West Bank · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Central & West Bank
Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Widnes and Halewood
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA8 8BS 186 m
WA8 8LG 256 m
WA8 8BT 267 m
WA8 8EF 326 m
WA8 8BW 343 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA8 8TE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 February 2009
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 8
Latitude
53.363494
Longitude
-2.747465
British National Grid easting
350,356
British National Grid northing
385,439

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Central & West Bank · E05013174
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Widnes and Halewood · E14001584
Output area
E00062758
Lower layer super output area
Halton 008D · E01012443
Middle layer super output area
Halton 008 · E02002581

Postcode source versions

Explore WA8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
57
Primary
36
Secondary
5

  1. Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    580 m

  2. Chesnut Lodge Special School

    Community special school

    731 m

  3. Ashley High School

    Community special school

    809 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,604
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,139
  • Public order 294
  • Anti social behaviour 244
  • Criminal damage and arson 190
  • Shoplifting 181

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    796 m

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    796 m

  • UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE

    HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7NU

    ODS code N81651

    1.2 km

  • THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR

    20 DITCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 8QS

    ODS code N81037

    1.2 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    1.9 km

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    2.0 km

  • HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK

    HOUGH GREEN ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 4PF

    ODS code N81119

    2.2 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    2.4 km

  • GROVE HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81066

    2.7 km

  • TOWER HOUSE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code N81057

    2.7 km

  • CASTLEFIELDS HEALTH CENTRE

    THE VILLAGE SQUARE, CASTLEFIELDS, RUNCORN, WA7 2ST

    ODS code N81019

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Ditton Rec.

    BCT · Ditton

    0.2 miles

  • Ditton Rec.

    BCT · Ditton

    0.2 miles

  • Lower House Lane

    BCT · Widnes

    0.2 miles

  • Lower House Lane

    BCT · Widnes

    0.2 miles

  • Egypt Street

    BCT · Widnes

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 008D, 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

12,243 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

57 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 5 secondary schools. Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School is the nearest published school at 580 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,604 published events cover 12 months, averaging 217 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,139 events.

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