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WA8 9RZ

Farnworth · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA8 5ES 52 m
WA8 5RZ 67 m
WA8 5SG 67 m
WA8 5EL 109 m
WA8 5SQ 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA8 9RZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 9
Latitude
53.387701
Longitude
-2.718163
British National Grid easting
352,333
British National Grid northing
388,112

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Farnworth · E05013177
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Widnes and Halewood · E14001584
Output area
E00062516
Lower layer super output area
Halton 001A · E01012392
Middle layer super output area
Halton 001 · E02002574

Postcode source versions

Explore WA8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
36
Secondary
7

  1. Lunts Heath Primary School

    Community school

    709 m

  2. Moorfield Primary School

    Community school

    913 m

  3. Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    915 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
757
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 349
  • Anti social behaviour 92
  • Public order 78
  • Criminal damage and arson 53
  • Other theft 48

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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    982 m

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    1.8 km

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    2.0 km

  • UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE

    HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7NU

    ODS code N81651

    2.9 km

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    3.1 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    3.1 km

  • FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE

    BURNAGE AVENUE, CLOCK FACE, ST. HELENS, WA9 4QB

    ODS code N83021

    3.5 km

  • HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK

    HOUGH GREEN ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 4PF

    ODS code N81119

    3.5 km

  • PENKETH HEALTH CENTRE

    HONITON WAY, PENKETH, WARRINGTON, WA5 2EY

    ODS code N81020

    4.1 km

  • THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR

    20 DITCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 8QS

    ODS code N81037

    4.2 km

  • RAINHILL VILLAGE SURGERY

    529 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LP

    ODS code N83010

    4.4 km

  • LONGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    451 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LL

    ODS code N83053

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Glebe Garage

    BCT · Farnworth

    0.1 miles

  • Glebe Garage

    BCT · Farnworth

    0.1 miles

  • Horns

    BCT · Barrows Green

    0.2 miles

  • Everglades

    BCT · Barrows Green

    0.2 miles

  • Everglades

    BCT · Barrows Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 001A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,695 of 33,755

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

55 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 7 secondary schools. Lunts Heath Primary School is the nearest published school at 709 m.

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

Recorded crime

757 published events cover 12 months, averaging 63.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 349 events.

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