# WA8

Postcode district covering Widnes, in Halton.

WA8 is a postcode district covering Widnes, in Halton. Median sale price £200,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 89.7 per 1,000 people. About 65,005 people.

Postcode district. Code WA8. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [WA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WA8 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=WA8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 82% of people in WA8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=WA8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 806 homes were sold in WA8 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=WA8) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for WA8.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=WA8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): WA8 had 63,862 usual residents at the census.

## How WA8 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | WA8 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £200,000 | 6th cheapest | 16 postcode districts, WA · 2025 |
| Population | 63,862 | most populated | 17 postcode districts, WA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 82% | 3rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 17 postcode districts, WA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.7% | 7th lowest | 17 postcode districts, WA · Jan 2026 |

## Is WA8 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WA8 at a rate of 89.7 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 452 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WA8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,601), other crime (1,254) and anti-social behaviour (677).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WA8 was 88.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in WA8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WA8 has no single figure. Of its 37 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in WA8

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Halton 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012392) | 2,908 | 45.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.6% |
| [Halton 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012393) | 2,882 | 49.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.9% |
| [Halton 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012395) | 1,599 | 18.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.0% |
| [Halton 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012411) | 1,309 | 54.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| [Halton 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012374) | 2,707 | 47.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.8% |
| [Halton 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012375) | 1,501 | 20.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Halton 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012376) | 2,789 | 36.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.3% |
| [Halton 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012421) | 1,182 | 27.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Halton 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012423) | 1,274 | 78.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.4% |
| [Halton 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012368) | 2,016 | 60.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.4% |
| [Halton 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012410) | 1,082 | 30.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.7% |
| [Halton 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012412) | 1,776 | 86.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 89.0% |
| [Halton 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012413) | 1,448 | 54.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.0% |
| [Halton 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012414) | 1,125 | 36.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Halton 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012377) | 1,729 | 84.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| [Halton 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012390) | 1,590 | 62.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| [Halton 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012419) | 1,107 | 99.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Halton 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012420) | 1,425 | 103.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.7% |
| [Halton 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012422) | 1,463 | 103.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.2% |
| [Halton 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012369) | 1,785 | 97.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.1% |
| [Halton 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012394) | 1,918 | 50.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| [Halton 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012425) | 1,556 | 100.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Halton 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012426) | 1,345 | 94.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Halton 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012427) | 1,802 | 75.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Halton 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012378) | 1,521 | 43.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Halton 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012379) | 1,654 | 115.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.6% |
| [Halton 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012380) | 1,445 | 70.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Halton 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012388) | 1,780 | 101.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.2% |
| [Halton 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012442) | 1,492 | 76.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Halton 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012367) | 1,852 | 435.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 86.7% |
| [Halton 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012370) | 1,842 | 134.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |
| [Halton 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012424) | 1,916 | 186.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.2% |
| [Halton 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012441) | 2,268 | 263.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.6% |
| [Halton 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012389) | 1,696 | 35.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Halton 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012391) | 2,142 | 124.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 83.6% |
| [Halton 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/neighbourhood/e01012443) | 1,475 | 79.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.9% |
| [Knowsley 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/knowsley/neighbourhood/e01006503) | 1,234 | 39.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 78.0% |

## Your MP

- [Widnes and Halewood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/widnes-and-halewood): Derek Twigg (Labour), MP since July 2024. 98% of the people here.
- [St Helens South and Whiston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/st-helens-south-and-whiston): Ms Marie Rimmer (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.9% of the people here.
- [Warrington South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/warrington-south): Sarah Hall (Labour (Co-op)), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in WA8

[Ditton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/ditton), [Farnworth](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/farnworth), [Hale Bank](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/hale-bank), [Halton View](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/halton-view), [Hough Green](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/hough-green), [Upton Rocks](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/upton-rocks), [Victoria Park](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/victoria-park), [Widnes Riverside](https://openindex.co.uk/halton/widnes-riverside)

## Postcode sectors in WA8

[WA8 0 (159 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8-0), [WA8 2 (39 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8-2), [WA8 3 (174 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8-3), [WA8 4 (122 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8-4), [WA8 5 (105 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8-5), [WA8 6 (186 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8-6), [WA8 7 (250 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8-7), [WA8 8 (298 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8-8), [WA8 9 (256 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8-9)

## Council

[Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton)

## Towns in WA8

[Widnes](https://openindex.co.uk/town/widnes)

## Postcode districts next to WA8

[L24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l24), [L26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l26), [L35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35), [WA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa5), [WA9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa9), [WA88](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa88)

## Nearest rail stations

[Widnes (150 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7335,53.3785), [Hough Green (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7751,53.3724), [Runcorn (4.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7393,53.3387), [Rainhill (4.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7664,53.4171)

## More in the WA postcode area

[All WA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## WA8 in brief

WA8 is a postcode district covering Widnes, in Halton.
About 65,005 people lived in WA8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £200,000 in 2025 across 806 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 89.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WA8 was £200,000 in 2025.
WA8 had 63,862 usual residents at the census.
About 82% of people in WA8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In WA8, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: WA8
- Postcode area: [WA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa)
- Constituency: [Widnes and Halewood †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/widnes-and-halewood)
- Council: [Halton †](https://openindex.co.uk/halton)
- Area: 45.54 km²
- People, mid-2024: 65,005*
- Neighbourhoods: 37
- Output areas: 205

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[L35](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l35), [WA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa5), [WA9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa9), [L24](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l24), [L26](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/l26), [WA88](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa88)

## Latest updates for WA8

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/WA8

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa8