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WA8 8ZS

Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank
Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Widnes and Halewood
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA8 8TN 164 m
WA8 8WL 186 m
WA8 8WH 190 m
WA8 8WJ 190 m
WA8 8GU 235 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA8 8ZS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2003
Terminated
1 September 2005
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 8
Latitude
53.354887
Longitude
-2.765194
British National Grid easting
349,166
British National Grid northing
384,494

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank · E05013176
Parish or community
E04000317
Westminster constituency
Widnes and Halewood · E14001584
Output area
E00170558
Lower layer super output area
Halton 008B · E01012391
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
59
Primary
38
Secondary
6

  1. St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    700 m

  2. Halebank CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    843 m

  3. Oakfield Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
882
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 428
  • Public order 98
  • Criminal damage and arson 69
  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Other theft 60

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.

GP practices

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR

    20 DITCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 8QS

    ODS code N81037

    999 m

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    2.1 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    2.1 km

  • UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE

    HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7NU

    ODS code N81651

    2.2 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

  • HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK

    HOUGH GREEN ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 4PF

    ODS code N81119

    2.7 km

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    3.2 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

    3.9 km

  • THE MARGARET THOMPSON MED CENTRE

    105 EAST MILLWOOD ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L24 6TH

    ODS code N82001

    3.9 km

  • ROSEHEATH SURGERY

    ROSEHEATH DRIVE, HALEWOOD, LIVERPOOL, L26 9UH

    ODS code N83031

    4.0 km

  • THE HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83013

    4.0 km

  • HOLLIES MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOLLIES ROAD, HALEWOOD VLGE, LIVERPOOL, L26 0TH

    ODS code N83605

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Harrison Street

    BCT · Ditton

    0.2 miles

  • Old Station

    BCT · Ditton Marsh

    0.2 miles

  • Old Station

    BCT · Ditton

    0.2 miles

  • Clapgate Crescent

    BCT · Ditton

    0.2 miles

  • St Michaels Road

    BCT · Ditton Marsh

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 008B, 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

4,984 of 33,755

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

59 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 700 m.

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

Recorded crime

882 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 428 events.

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