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WA8 9WR

Postcode

A postcode in Halton 001A, Farnworth ward, Halton.

This report describes the area around WA8 9WR, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around WA8 9WR

Schools near WA8 9WR

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
Lunts Heath Primary School
Primary. 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
500 m
6 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
Primary. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
710 m
9 minutes on foot
Good (overall), July 2023
Moorfield Primary School
Primary. 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1 km
13 minutes on foot
Standards maintained, December 2024
Birchfield Nursery School
Nursery
1.4 km
18 minutes on foot
School remains Good, December 2022
Fairfield Primary School
Primary. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.4 km
18 minutes on foot
School remains Good, February 2024
Brookfields School
Special
1.5 km
19 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade
Wade Deacon High School
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional)
1.6 km
20 minutes on foot
Outstanding (overall), November 2022
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
Primary. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.9 km
24 minutes on foot
School remains Good, May 2023

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near WA8 9WR

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £280,000Byland Close, WA8 9WRApril 2025, semi-detached, established, leasehold10 m
  • £300,000Eastbury Close, WA8 9WWDecember 2025, detached, established, leasehold50 m
  • £174,000Wilcote Close, WA8 9WPJanuary 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold90 m
  • £445,000Finsbury Park, WA8 9WNSeptember 2025, detached, established, freehold120 m
  • £350,000Mansell Close, WA8 9WLAugust 2025, detached, established, leasehold160 m
  • £484,496Menin Close, WA8 5EGFebruary 2025, detached, new build, freehold170 m
  • £405,000Langley Beck, WA8 9NQMay 2026, detached, established, leasehold180 m
  • £230,000Minton Way, WA8 9QZMarch 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold200 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of WA8 9WR

In a straight line

GP practices

  • BEVAN GROUP PRACTICE880 m

Pharmacies

  • WIDNES PHARMACY880 m

Dental practices

  • DENTAL SURGERY810 m

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Derby Road Greengate WayAldi370 m
  • Morrisons Daily Widnes 100 Derby RoadMorrisons760 m

The neighbourhood: Halton 001A

Everything about Halton 001A
Deprivation score
4.2
Joint 2,036th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£300,000
Joint 15,380th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,908
Joint 160th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: WA8

Everything about WA8
Median sale price
£200,000
Joint 372nd cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
63,862
72nd most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
82%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Your MP

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.