# WA88 1AQ: area report for a postcode in Halton

WA88 1AQ 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 WA88 1AQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton) › [WA88](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa88) › [WA88 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wa88-1)

## Around this postcode

- **40 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Halton 006C: 70 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7687,53.3680,WA881AQ
- **Hough Green, 650 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7687,53.3680,WA881AQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7687,53.3680,WA881AQ
- **No property in WA88 1AQ 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=-2.7687,53.3680,WA881AQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Halton 006C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7687,53.3680,WA881AQ
- **£194,727 average price**: For the whole of Halton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7687,53.3680,WA881AQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7687,53.3680,WA881AQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7687,53.3680,WA881AQ
- **99% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.7687,53.3680,WA881AQ
- **Low road and rail noise at WA88 1AQ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7687,53.3680,WA881AQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.7687,53.3680,WA881AQ
- **14.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7687,53.3680,WA881AQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oakfield Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakfield-community-primary-school-e133322) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 33% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ormiston Chadwick Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ormiston-chadwick-academy-e140864) | Secondary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 37.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Michaels Catholic Primary & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-catholic-primary-and-nursery-school-e111393) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 72% 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 | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michael-with-st-thomas-ce-primary-school-e147262) | Primary | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashley-high-school-e111515) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/aspiring-foundations-federated-nursery-schools-ditton-nursery-school-e110957) | Nursery | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | – |
| [Chesnut Lodge Special School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chesnut-lodge-special-school-e111514) | Special | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £158,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2024 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| April 2024 | £142,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £117,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2024 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Hough Green (640 m, 8 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE BEECHES MEDICAL CTR (490 m)
- Pharmacies: NICHOLSON'S PHARMACY (70 m); DITTON PHARMACY (750 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Widnes (470 m, Morrisons); Spar - Ditchfield Road (500 m, Spar); Co-op Ditton (870 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 006C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 49.0** (2025). Halton 006C has a deprivation score of 49.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,523rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,445** (2021). Halton 006C had 1,445 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,304th 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Halton 006C, 99.8% 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: 5.4%** (August 2026). In Halton 006C, 5.4% 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.

## WA88 (Postcode district)

- **Population: 273** (2021). WA88 had 273 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 50th least 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in WA88 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In WA88, 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.
- **Aged 15 to 64: 62.4%** (2021). 62.4% of residents in WA88 were aged 15 to 64 at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,286th highest of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Halton](https://openindex.co.uk/halton)
- Centre: 53.3680, -2.7687

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.7687,53.3680,WA881AQ

## How to cite

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