# WA8 4HN: area report for a postcode in Halton

WA8 4HN is a postcode in Halton.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Halton. Open the map at WA8 4HN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) › [WA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8) › [WA8 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8-4)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 60% on July. Halton 002D: 28 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7619,53.3808,WA84HN
- **Hough Green, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7619,53.3808,WA84HN
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7619,53.3808,WA84HN
- **No property in WA8 4HN listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7619,53.3808,WA84HN
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Halton 002D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7619,53.3808,WA84HN
- **£194,727 average price**: For the whole of Halton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7619,53.3808,WA84HN
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7619,53.3808,WA84HN
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7619,53.3808,WA84HN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA8 4HN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7619,53.3808,WA84HN
- **Low road and rail noise at WA8 4HN**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7619,53.3808,WA84HN
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.7619,53.3808,WA84HN
- **12.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7619,53.3808,WA84HN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-upton-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e131217) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ormiston Chadwick Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormiston-chadwick-academy-e140864) | Secondary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 37.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Basil's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-basils-catholic-primary-school-e111390) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-catholic-primary-school-and-nursery-e104454) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cronton Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cronton-church-of-england-primary-academy-e143456) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashley-high-school-e111515) | Special | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Ditton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ditton-primary-school-e147266) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chesnut Lodge Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chesnut-lodge-special-school-e111514) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £370,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| October 2025 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2024 | £305,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2026 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2025 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2024 | £395,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2024 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK (490 m); UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE (970 m)
- Pharmacies: HOUGH GREEN PHARMACY (490 m)
- Dental practices: 5 DANESCROFT [THE DENTAL PRACTICE] (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Widnes Bechers Road (740 m, Morrisons); Co-op Widnes - Upton Rocks (930 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £194,727** (July 2026). Halton’s average house price was £194,727 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,187** (2025). Full-time workers living in Halton earned a median of £35,187 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 70th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.5×** (2025). A home in Halton costs 5.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 59th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 31.1** (2025). Halton has a deprivation score of 31.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 31st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Halton 002D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.2** (2025). Halton 002D has a deprivation score of 6.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,180th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £265,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Halton 002D was £265,500 in 2025. Joint 13,121st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,182** (2021). Halton 002D had 1,182 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,335th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Halton 002D, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WA8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WA8 was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 372nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 63,862** (2021). WA8 had 63,862 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 72nd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 82%** (2022). About 82% of people in WA8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.7%** (January 2026). In WA8, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton)
- Centre: 53.3808, -2.7619

Council: [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Widnes and Halewood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/widnes-and-halewood): Derek Twigg (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.7619,53.3808,WA84HN

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