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

WA8 4YH 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 4YH 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

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 5% on July. Halton 004C: 100 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7671,53.3766,WA84YH
- **Hough Green, 710 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7671,53.3766,WA84YH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7671,53.3766,WA84YH
- **No property in WA8 4YH 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=-2.7671,53.3766,WA84YH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Halton 004C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7671,53.3766,WA84YH
- **£189,435 average price**: For the whole of Halton, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7671,53.3766,WA84YH
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7671,53.3766,WA84YH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7671,53.3766,WA84YH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA8 4YH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7671,53.3766,WA84YH
- **Low road and rail noise at WA8 4YH**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7671,53.3766,WA84YH
- **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=-2.7671,53.3766,WA84YH
- **13.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7671,53.3766,WA84YH

## 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 | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Basil's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-basils-catholic-primary-school-e111390) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ormiston Chadwick Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormiston-chadwick-academy-e140864) | Secondary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 37.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michael-with-st-thomas-ce-primary-school-e147262) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakfield Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakfield-community-primary-school-e133322) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashley-high-school-e111515) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Ditton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ditton-primary-school-e147266) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 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 | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £103,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2026 | £103,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £112,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2025 | £201,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| December 2023 | £117,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hough Green (710 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HOUGH GREEN HEALTH PARK (260 m); UPTON ROCKS PRIMARY CARE (920 m)
- Pharmacies: HOUGH GREEN PHARMACY (260 m)
- Dental practices: 5 DANESCROFT [THE DENTAL PRACTICE] (330 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Widnes Bechers Road (360 m, Morrisons); Morrisons Daily Widnes (690 m, Morrisons); Co-op Ditton (970 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £189,435** (August 2026). Halton’s average house price was £189,435 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 5.4×** (2025). A home in Halton costs 5.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 57th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 004C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 50.2** (2025). Halton 004C has a deprivation score of 50.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,328th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,107** (2021). Halton 004C had 1,107 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,476th 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Halton 004C, 99.6% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.0%** (August 2026). In Halton 004C, 6.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 53.3766, -2.7671

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), August 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=-2.7671,53.3766,WA84YH

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