WA8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Widnes, in Halton.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WA8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WA8, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WA8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WA8 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WA8 at a rate of 89.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 452 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WA8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,601), other crime (1,254) and anti-social behaviour (677).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WA8 was 88.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in WA8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WA8 has no single figure. Of its 37 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WA8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halton 001A | 2,908 | 45.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.6% |
| Halton 001B | 2,882 | 49.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.9% |
| Halton 001C | 1,599 | 18.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.0% |
| Halton 001D | 1,309 | 54.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| Halton 002A | 2,707 | 47.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.8% |
| Halton 002B | 1,501 | 20.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| Halton 002C | 2,789 | 36.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.3% |
| Halton 002D | 1,182 | 27.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| Halton 002E | 1,274 | 78.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.4% |
| Halton 003A | 2,016 | 60.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.4% |
| Halton 003B | 1,082 | 30.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.7% |
| Halton 003C | 1,776 | 86.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 89.0% |
| Halton 003D | 1,448 | 54.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.0% |
| Halton 003E | 1,125 | 36.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Halton 004A | 1,729 | 84.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| Halton 004B | 1,590 | 62.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| Halton 004C | 1,107 | 99.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| Halton 004D | 1,425 | 103.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.7% |
| Halton 004E | 1,463 | 103.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.2% |
| Halton 005A | 1,785 | 97.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.1% |
| Halton 005B | 1,918 | 50.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| Halton 005C | 1,556 | 100.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Halton 005D | 1,345 | 94.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| Halton 005E | 1,802 | 75.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| Halton 006A | 1,521 | 43.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| Halton 006B | 1,654 | 115.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.6% |
| Halton 006C | 1,445 | 70.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| Halton 006D | 1,780 | 101.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.2% |
| Halton 006E | 1,492 | 76.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| Halton 007A | 1,852 | 435.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 86.7% |
| Halton 007B | 1,842 | 134.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |
| Halton 007C | 1,916 | 186.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.2% |
| Halton 007D | 2,268 | 263.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.6% |
| Halton 008A | 1,696 | 35.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| Halton 008B | 2,142 | 124.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 83.6% |
| Halton 008D | 1,475 | 79.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.9% |
| Knowsley 017D | 1,234 | 39.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 78.0% |
MPs for WA8
- Derek TwiggLabourMP for Widnes and Halewood98% of WA8’s postcodes
- Ms Marie RimmerLabourMP for St Helens South and Whiston1.9% of WA8’s postcodes
- Sarah HallLabour (Co-op)MP for Warrington South0.1% of WA8’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in WA88
Postcode sectors in WA89
Council1
Towns in WA81
Postcode districts next to WA86
Nearest rail stations4
More in the WA postcode area2
WA8 in brief
WA8 is a postcode district covering Widnes, in Halton.
About 65,005 people lived in WA8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £200,000 in 2025 across 806 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 89.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WA8 was £200,000 in 2025.
WA8 had 63,862 usual residents at the census.
In WA8, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WA8, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.