Widnes Riverside
Halton · North West · population 7,827 · 4 LSOAs
Postcode WA8
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,757 of 6,856 in England
- #902 of 932 in North West
- #16 of 16 in Halton
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 22% · Process & plant 13% · Sales & customer service 12%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 22% |
| Process & plant | 13% |
| Sales & customer service | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Associate professional | 8% |
| Professional | 8% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 56% · No religion 37% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 10%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Widnes Riverside is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,757 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #16 of 16 in Halton. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (40) and lowest on Health (1). Typical homes here, about £120,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 46% in five years (from 82 sales), 39% below the wider Halton median of £195,250. Typical household take-home income is around £27,739 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 229 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £120,000 | 82 | +3.9% | +46.3% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
| Semi-detached | £157,500 | 16 | +5.0% | +32.9% |
| Terraced | £120,000 | 59 | +6.7% | +48.1% |
| Flat | £77,500 | 6 | — | — |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #6,568 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #6,247 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 780 |
| Theft | 361 |
| Burglary | 39 |
| Vehicle crime | 51 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 132 |
| Public order & weapons | 272 |
| Drugs | 78 |
| Robbery | 28 |
| Other | 48 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 234 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Halton
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Park RoadBlackpool1£124,975
- Firth ParkSheffield1£131,500
- Central Rochdale & Mandale ParkRochdale1£132,500
- Boulevard & St Andrew's QuayKingston upon Hull, City of1£80,000
- Saltley EastBirmingham1£168,500
- Sheerness WestSwale1£240,000