WA8 5UR postcode in Widnes, Halton

WA8 5UR is a postcode in Widnes, in the Birchfield ward of Halton. It is in the Widnes and Halewood parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since July 1995.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 83% of homes and businesses at WA8 5UR can get it Across Halton: 96% Typical price £287,000 Homes sold in WA8 5, last 12 months. ▼ 11.7% on the year before Nearest station Widnes 1.6 km in a straight line

Where WA8 5UR is, and what is near it

Map of WA8 5UR and what is near it Map of WA8 5UR: its centre point, with the 104 other postcodes in the WA8 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. WA8 5AA: also in WA8 5WA8 5AB: also in WA8 5WA8 5AD: also in WA8 5WA8 5AE: also in WA8 5WA8 5AF: also in WA8 5WA8 5AG: also in WA8 5WA8 5AH: also in WA8 5WA8 5AJ: also in WA8 5WA8 5AL: also in WA8 5WA8 5AP: also in WA8 5WA8 5AQ: also in WA8 5WA8 5AR: also in WA8 5WA8 5AS: also in WA8 5WA8 5AT: also in WA8 5WA8 5AU: also in WA8 5WA8 5AW: also in WA8 5WA8 5AX: also in WA8 5WA8 5AY: also in WA8 5WA8 5AZ: also in WA8 5WA8 5BA: also in WA8 5WA8 5BB: also in WA8 5WA8 5BD: also in WA8 5WA8 5BE: also in WA8 5WA8 5BG: also in WA8 5WA8 5BH: also in WA8 5WA8 5BJ: also in WA8 5WA8 5BL: also in WA8 5WA8 5BN: also in WA8 5WA8 5BP: also in WA8 5WA8 5BQ: also in WA8 5WA8 5BS: also in WA8 5WA8 5BT: also in WA8 5WA8 5BU: also in WA8 5WA8 5BW: also in WA8 5WA8 5BX: also in WA8 5WA8 5BY: also in WA8 5WA8 5BZ: also in WA8 5WA8 5DA: also in WA8 5WA8 5DB: also in WA8 5WA8 5DD: also in WA8 5WA8 5DE: also in WA8 5WA8 5DF: also in WA8 5WA8 5DG: also in WA8 5WA8 5DH: also in WA8 5WA8 5DJ: also in WA8 5WA8 5DL: also in WA8 5WA8 5DN: also in WA8 5WA8 5DP: also in WA8 5WA8 5DQ: also in WA8 5WA8 5DR: also in WA8 5WA8 5DS: also in WA8 5WA8 5DT: also in WA8 5WA8 5DU: also in WA8 5WA8 5DW: also in WA8 5WA8 5DX: also in WA8 5WA8 5DY: also in WA8 5WA8 5DZ: also in WA8 5WA8 5EA: also in WA8 5WA8 5EB: also in WA8 5WA8 5ED: also in WA8 5WA8 5EE: also in WA8 5WA8 5EF: also in WA8 5WA8 5EG: also in WA8 5WA8 5EH: also in WA8 5WA8 5EJ: also in WA8 5WA8 5EL: also in WA8 5WA8 5ES: also in WA8 5WA8 5GY: also in WA8 5WA8 5HJ: also in WA8 5WA8 5HL: also in WA8 5WA8 5QD: also in WA8 5WA8 5QF: also in WA8 5WA8 5QG: also in WA8 5WA8 5QH: also in WA8 5WA8 5QJ: also in WA8 5WA8 5QL: also in WA8 5WA8 5QN: also in WA8 5WA8 5QQ: also in WA8 5WA8 5QW: also in WA8 5WA8 5RY: also in WA8 5WA8 5RZ: also in WA8 5WA8 5SQ: also in WA8 5WA8 5UP: also in WA8 5WA8 5UT: also in WA8 5WA8 5UU: also in WA8 5WA8 5UW: also in WA8 5WA8 5UX: also in WA8 5WA8 5UY: also in WA8 5WA8 5UZ: also in WA8 5WA8 5WA: also in WA8 5WA8 5XA: also in WA8 5WA8 5XB: also in WA8 5 GP 2.4 kmWhiston and Cronton WA8 5UR Map of WA8 5UR and what is near it Map of WA8 5UR: its centre point, with the 104 other postcodes in the WA8 5 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Whiston and Cronton WA8 5UR
  • WA8 5UR
  • Other postcodes in WA8 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 53.3929, longitude -2.7343)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after WA8 5UR?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at WA8 5UR?

Every home and business at WA8 5UR can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 83% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WA8 5UR 83% Halton 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WA8 5UR 100% Halton Over 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at WA8 5UR?

BinDayBuddy does not read Halton Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Halton Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is WA8 5UR at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include WA8 5UR.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Halton

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for WA8 5UR: 1,138 properties in Halton are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Halton

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of WA8 5UR is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near WA8 5UR?

Homes in WA8 5 sold for a typical £287,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 46 sales, down 11.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£287,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£325,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 11.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £400,000 17 sales
  • Semi-detached £262,500 21 sales
  • Terraced 1 sale, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £125,000 7 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole WA8 district: a typical £200,000 from 596 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in WA8 5UR

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in WA8 5UR from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 12 July 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at WA8 5UR

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at WA8 5UR. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near WA8 5UR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,190 homes in the neighbourhood around WA8 5UR. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (25%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around WA8 5UR

Band D in Halton for 2026‑27: £2,367. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,578 (band A) to £3,944 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,367.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,578
Band Babout 70 (6%)£1,841
Band Cabout 270 (23%)£2,104
Band Dabout 340 (29%)£2,367
Band Eabout 300 (25%)£2,893
Band Fabout 140 (12%)£3,418
Band Gabout 60 (5%)£3,944
Band Hwithheld£4,733

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 25% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 20% 2000 to 2009
  8. 24% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Halton before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of WA8 5UR is in (ONS area E01012393), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near WA8 5UR?

The nearest open schools to WA8 5UR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA8 5UR, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to WA8 5UR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA8 5UR is Widnes Rail Station, 1.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Widnes Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
  • Rainhill Rail Station Railway station 3.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Wilmere Lane, 237 m away.

More stations near WA8 5UR, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near WA8 5UR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA8 5UR, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near WA8 5UR?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of WA8 5UR on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near WA8 5UR?

The nearest to the centre of WA8 5UR, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to WA8 5UR?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near WA8 5UR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA8 5UR, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near WA8 5UR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA8 5UR, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near WA8 5UR?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA8 5UR on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is WA8 5UR in a conservation area?

The centre of WA8 5UR is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near WA8 5UR?

Police.uk records 51 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA8 5UR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences24 reports
Anti-social behaviour12 reports
Other theft4 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Drugs2 reports

Also: public order 1, burglary 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for WA8 5UR

Ward
Birchfield
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Widnes
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
July 1995

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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