# WA8 8LZ: area report for a postcode in Halton

WA8 8LZ 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 8LZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) › [WA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8) › [WA8 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8-8)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Halton 008B: 124 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7765,53.3482,WA88LZ
- **Runcorn, 2.7 km**: About 34 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7765,53.3482,WA88LZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7765,53.3482,WA88LZ
- **No property in WA8 8LZ 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=-2.7765,53.3482,WA88LZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Halton 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7765,53.3482,WA88LZ
- **£194,727 average price**: For the whole of Halton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7765,53.3482,WA88LZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7765,53.3482,WA88LZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7765,53.3482,WA88LZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA8 8LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7765,53.3482,WA88LZ
- **Low road and rail noise at WA8 8LZ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7765,53.3482,WA88LZ
- **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=-2.7765,53.3482,WA88LZ
- **12.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7765,53.3482,WA88LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Halebank CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halebank-cofe-primary-school-e111244) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-catholic-primary-and-nursery-school-e111393) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hale-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e111294) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-perpetual-succour-catholic-primary-school-e133320) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2024 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| August 2025 | £126,500 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| July 2023 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| May 2025 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| December 2024 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| May 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| April 2026 | £150,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 350 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: STRACHAN'S CHEMIST (570 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Hale Bank (520 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 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 38.5** (2025). Halton 008B has a deprivation score of 38.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,980th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £155,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Halton 008B was £155,000 in 2025. Joint 2,696th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,142** (2021). Halton 008B had 2,142 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,443rd most 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: 83.6%** (January 2026). In Halton 008B, 83.6% 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.

## 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: 53.3482, -2.7765

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=-2.7765,53.3482,WA88LZ

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