# WA8 9LJ: area report for a postcode in Halton

WA8 9LJ 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 9LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) › [WA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8) › [WA8 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8-9)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 22% on July. Halton 005B: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7312,53.3820,WA89LJ
- **Widnes, 420 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7312,53.3820,WA89LJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7312,53.3820,WA89LJ
- **No property in WA8 9LJ 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=-2.7312,53.3820,WA89LJ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Halton 005B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7312,53.3820,WA89LJ
- **£194,727 average price**: For the whole of Halton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7312,53.3820,WA89LJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7312,53.3820,WA89LJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7312,53.3820,WA89LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WA8 9LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7312,53.3820,WA89LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at WA8 9LJ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7312,53.3820,WA89LJ
- **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=-2.7312,53.3820,WA89LJ
- **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=-2.7312,53.3820,WA89LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/farnworth-church-of-england-controlled-primary-school-e111394) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Birchfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchfield-nursery-school-e110958) | Nursery | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | – |
| [Lunts Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lunts-heath-primary-school-e111199) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wade Deacon High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wade-deacon-high-school-e139368) | Secondary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2022 | Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fairfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-primary-school-e111197) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saints-peter-and-paul-catholic-high-school-e111457) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | Attainment 8 of 39.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Bede's Catholic Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-junior-school-e111371) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, March 2025 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bede's Catholic Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-infant-school-e111372) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2024 | £455,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £370,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2024 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2025 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2024 | £131,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Widnes (420 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE (510 m); FIR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (990 m)
- Pharmacies: WIDNES PHARMACY (510 m); ALLIED PHARMACY (UPTON ROCKS) (990 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (390 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Widnes 100 Derby Road (350 m, Morrisons); Aldi Derby Road Greengate Way (810 m, Aldi); Asda Farnworth Express Petrol (990 m, Asda)

## 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 005B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.6** (2025). Halton 005B has a deprivation score of 19.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,983rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £209,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Halton 005B was £209,000 in 2025. Joint 7,329th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,918** (2021). Halton 005B had 1,918 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,829th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Halton 005B, 99.7% 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.

## 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: 53.3820, -2.7312

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=-2.7312,53.3820,WA89LJ

## How to cite

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