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WA8 9UR

Birchfield · Halton · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WA8 5UR 10 m
WA8 5BN 79 m
WA8 5BL 155 m
WA8 5BP 156 m
WA8 5BY 206 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WA8 9UR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
WA
Postcode district
WA8
Postcode sector
WA8 9
Latitude
53.392996
Longitude
-2.734387
British National Grid easting
351,260
British National Grid northing
388,712

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Halton · E06000006
Electoral ward
Birchfield · E05013172
Parish or community
E43000006
Westminster constituency
Widnes and Halewood · E14001584
Output area
E00188821
Lower layer super output area
Halton 001B · E01012393
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
56
Primary
37
Secondary
7

  1. Lunts Heath Primary School

    Community school

    778 m

  2. Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    962 m

  3. Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
518
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 230
  • Anti social behaviour 57
  • Public order 56
  • Drugs 32
  • Criminal damage and arson 31

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    UPTON ROCKS, WIDNES, WA8 9DT

    ODS code N81035

    1.5 km

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE

    BEVAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 6TR

    ODS code N81011

    1.6 km

  • PEELHOUSE MEDICAL PLAZA

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

    ODS code N81045

    2.5 km

  • UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE

    HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7NU

    ODS code N81651

    2.6 km

  • HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK

    HOUGH GREEN ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 4PF

    ODS code N81119

    2.8 km

  • FOUR ACRE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code N83021

    3.0 km

  • RAINHILL VILLAGE SURGERY

    529 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LP

    ODS code N83010

    3.2 km

  • NEWTOWN SURGERY

    OAKS PLACE, CALDWELL ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7GD

    ODS code N81064

    3.4 km

  • OAKS PLACE SURGERY

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

    ODS code N81619

    3.4 km

  • LONGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    451 WARRINGTON ROAD, RAINHILL, PRESCOT, L35 4LL

    ODS code N83053

    3.6 km

  • THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR

    20 DITCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 8QS

    ODS code N81037

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Valentine House

    BCT · Lunts Heath

    0.1 miles

  • Wilmere Lane

    BCT · Lunts Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Valentine House

    BCT · Lunts Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Wilmere Lane

    BCT · Lunts Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Birchfield Gardens

    BCT · Upton Rocks

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Halton 001B, 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

31,434 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 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

56 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 7 secondary schools. Lunts Heath Primary School is the nearest published school at 778 m.

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

Recorded crime

518 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 230 events.

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