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WA8 9GJ

Hough Green · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hough Green
Local authority
Halton
Constituency
Widnes and Halewood
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA8 4GJ 3 m
WA8 4GF 37 m
WA8 4GH 81 m
WA8 4GE 105 m
WA8 4GD 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA8 9GJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 9
Latitude
53.374969
Longitude
-2.763689
British National Grid easting
349,290
British National Grid northing
386,727

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Hough Green · E05013183
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Widnes and Halewood · E14001584
Output area
E00062646
Lower layer super output area
Halton 002D · E01012421
Middle layer super output area
Halton 002 · E02002575

Postcode source versions

Explore WA8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
35
Secondary
5

  1. Ormiston Chadwick Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    425 m

  2. All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    647 m

  3. Ashley High School

    Community special school

    896 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,922
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 986
  • Public order 199
  • Anti social behaviour 160
  • Criminal damage and arson 139
  • Drugs 108

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WA8 9 residents
12,419

Age bands in WA8 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

2,161 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,485 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

2,907 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.8%

3,819 residents

Age 65 and over
19%

2,437 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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK

    HOUGH GREEN ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 4PF

    ODS code N81119

    536 m

  • UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE

    HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7NU

    ODS code N81651

    645 m

  • THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR

    20 DITCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 8QS

    ODS code N81037

    1.2 km

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    1.4 km

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    2.3 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    2.3 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    2.7 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    2.8 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

  • HOLLIES MEDICAL CENTRE

    HOLLIES ROAD, HALEWOOD VLGE, LIVERPOOL, L26 0TH

    ODS code N83605

    4.4 km

  • ROSEHEATH SURGERY

    ROSEHEATH DRIVE, HALEWOOD, LIVERPOOL, L26 9UH

    ODS code N83031

    4.5 km

  • THE HEALTH CENTRE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N83013

    4.5 km

  • RAINHILL VILLAGE SURGERY

    529 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LP

    ODS code N83010

    4.6 km

  • LONGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    451 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LL

    ODS code N83053

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Fulbeck

    BCT · Hough Green

    0.2 miles

  • Four Topped Oak

    BCT · Upton

    0.2 miles

  • Four Topped Oak

    BCT · Upton

    0.2 miles

  • Foxcote

    BCT · Hough Green

    0.3 miles

  • Haddon Drive

    BCT · Upton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 002D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,486 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
10 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

53 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 5 secondary schools. Ormiston Chadwick Academy is the nearest published school at 425 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,922 published events cover 12 months, averaging 160.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 986 events.

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