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WA8 postcode area · Halton

The WA8 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Halton, Knowsley, St. Helens, Warrington. Area Scores range from 1 to 93 across them. Every full WA8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the WA8 district: Farnworth scores 93 out of 100 (#464 of 6,856 nationally) while Widnes Riverside sits at 1 — neighbours on the map, 92 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £120,000 in Widnes Riverside to £303,250 in Upton Rocks — a 2.5× gap within the WA8 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Halton, Knowsley, St. Helens and Warrington — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,886a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime71per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied68%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the WA8 district

£200,000median home sold over the past year · +32.5% over 5 years · +5.3% over the year · 726 sales
Detached£345,000
Semi-detached£216,000
Terraced£142,500
Flat£100,000
Halton£195,250
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
FarnworthHalton 46493 £290,000
Upton RocksHalton 55392 £303,250
Penketh & CuerdleyWarrington 67090 £265,000
Halsnead, Cronton & Halewood EastKnowsley 2,13069 £299,500
Hale BankHalton 4,11840 £227,000
Victoria ParkHalton 4,48135 £220,000
Halton ViewHalton 5,00227 £170,250
Bold & Clock FaceSt. Helens 5,72916 £167,500
DittonHalton 5,97613 £165,500
Hough GreenHalton 6,3737 £142,500
Widnes RiversideHalton 6,7571 £120,000

People living in WA8 Census 2021

Residents90,488
Median age (est.)43
Density1,041per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above26%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 18%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 30%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 12% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional12%
Elementary12%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant9%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 64% · No religion 29% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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.

Towns & places in WA8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the WA8 district.

Halton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around WA8.

WA88 L35 WA7 L26 WA9 WA55 WA5 L24

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.