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

WA8 4NQ 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 4NQ 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

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Halton 002E: 79 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7635,53.3800,WA84NQ
- **Hough Green, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7635,53.3800,WA84NQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7635,53.3800,WA84NQ
- **No property in WA8 4NQ 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=-2.7635,53.3800,WA84NQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Halton 002E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7635,53.3800,WA84NQ
- **£194,727 average price**: For the whole of Halton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7635,53.3800,WA84NQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7635,53.3800,WA84NQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7635,53.3800,WA84NQ
- **98.3% can get gigabit broadband at WA8 4NQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7635,53.3800,WA84NQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at WA8 4NQ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7635,53.3800,WA84NQ
- **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=-2.7635,53.3800,WA84NQ
- **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=-2.7635,53.3800,WA84NQ

## 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 | 430 m (5 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 | 920 m (11 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 | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 62% 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 65% 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 | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashley-high-school-e111515) | Special | 1.3 km (16 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2023 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2024 | £305,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2026 | £109,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2024 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2025 | £187,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK (360 m); UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE (950 m)
- Pharmacies: HOUGH GREEN PHARMACY (360 m)
- Dental practices: 5 DANESCROFT [THE DENTAL PRACTICE] (530 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Widnes Bechers Road (610 m, Morrisons)

## 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 002E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 21.1** (2025). Halton 002E has a deprivation score of 21.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,802nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £184,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Halton 002E was £184,000 in 2025. Joint 5,099th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,274** (2021). Halton 002E had 1,274 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,938th 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Halton 002E, 99.4% 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: 53.3800, -2.7635

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=-2.7635,53.3800,WA84NQ

## How to cite

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