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

WA8 8QP 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 8QP 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

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 14% on July. Halton 006E: 77 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7634,53.3642,WA88QP
- **Hough Green, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7634,53.3642,WA88QP
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7634,53.3642,WA88QP
- **No property in WA8 8QP 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=-2.7634,53.3642,WA88QP
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Halton 006E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7634,53.3642,WA88QP
- **£194,727 average price**: For the whole of Halton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7634,53.3642,WA88QP
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7634,53.3642,WA88QP
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7634,53.3642,WA88QP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA8 8QP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7634,53.3642,WA88QP
- **Low road and rail noise at WA8 8QP**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7634,53.3642,WA88QP
- **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=-2.7634,53.3642,WA88QP
- **15.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7634,53.3642,WA88QP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-catholic-primary-and-nursery-school-e111393) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oakfield Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakfield-community-primary-school-e133322) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aspiring-foundations-federated-nursery-schools-ditton-nursery-school-e110957) | Nursery | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | – |
| [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) |
| [Ashley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashley-high-school-e111515) | Special | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Chesnut Lodge Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chesnut-lodge-special-school-e111514) | Special | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |
| [Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-perpetual-succour-catholic-primary-school-e133320) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ditton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ditton-primary-school-e147266) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2025 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2023 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £166,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2025 | £237,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2025 | £148,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| July 2026 | £204,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2025 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR (180 m)
- Pharmacies: DITTON PHARMACY (310 m); NICHOLSON'S PHARMACY (540 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Ditchfield Road (630 m, Spar); Co-op Ditton (850 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 006E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 59.3** (2025). Halton 006E has a deprivation score of 59.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,055th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,492** (2021). Halton 006E had 1,492 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,793rd 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Halton 006E, 99.3% 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: 7.1%** (August 2026). In Halton 006E, 7.1% 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: 53.3642, -2.7634

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=-2.7634,53.3642,WA88QP

## How to cite

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