WA8 6RG postcode in Widnes, Halton

WA8 6RG is a postcode in Widnes, in the Appleton ward of Halton. It is in the Widnes and Halewood parliamentary constituency and the Cheshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 100% of homes and businesses at WA8 6RG can get it Across Halton: 96% Typical price £138,250 Homes sold in WA8 6, last 12 months. ▼ 3.3% on the year before Nearest station Widnes 850 m in a straight line

Where WA8 6RG is, and what is near it

Map of WA8 6RG and what is near it Map of WA8 6RG: its centre point, with the 185 other postcodes in the WA8 6 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 6EE: also in WA8 6WA8 6EJ: also in WA8 6WA8 6EL: also in WA8 6WA8 6EN: also in WA8 6WA8 6EP: also in WA8 6WA8 6EQ: also in WA8 6WA8 6ER: also in WA8 6WA8 6ES: also in WA8 6WA8 6ET: also in WA8 6WA8 6EU: also in WA8 6WA8 6EX: also in WA8 6WA8 6EY: also in WA8 6WA8 6EZ: also in WA8 6WA8 6FP: also in WA8 6WA8 6HA: also in WA8 6WA8 6HB: also in WA8 6WA8 6HD: also in WA8 6WA8 6HE: also in WA8 6WA8 6HF: also in WA8 6WA8 6HG: also in WA8 6WA8 6HH: also in WA8 6WA8 6HJ: also in WA8 6WA8 6HL: also in WA8 6WA8 6HN: also in WA8 6WA8 6HP: also in WA8 6WA8 6HQ: also in WA8 6WA8 6HR: also in WA8 6WA8 6HW: also in WA8 6WA8 6JX: also in WA8 6WA8 6JZ: also in WA8 6WA8 6LA: also in WA8 6WA8 6LB: also in WA8 6WA8 6LG: also in WA8 6WA8 6LH: also in WA8 6WA8 6LJ: also in WA8 6WA8 6LN: also in WA8 6WA8 6LP: also in WA8 6WA8 6LR: also in WA8 6WA8 6LS: also in WA8 6WA8 6LW: also in WA8 6WA8 6NA: also in WA8 6WA8 6PU: also in WA8 6WA8 6PX: also in WA8 6WA8 6PZ: also in WA8 6WA8 6QA: also in WA8 6WA8 6QB: also in WA8 6WA8 6QD: also in WA8 6WA8 6QE: also in WA8 6WA8 6QF: also in WA8 6WA8 6QG: also in WA8 6WA8 6QH: also in WA8 6WA8 6QJ: also in WA8 6WA8 6QL: also in WA8 6WA8 6QN: also in WA8 6WA8 6QP: also in WA8 6WA8 6QR: also in WA8 6WA8 6QS: also in WA8 6WA8 6QT: also in WA8 6WA8 6QU: also in WA8 6WA8 6QW: also in WA8 6WA8 6QX: also in WA8 6WA8 6QZ: also in WA8 6WA8 6RA: also in WA8 6WA8 6RB: also in WA8 6WA8 6RD: also in WA8 6WA8 6RE: also in WA8 6WA8 6RF: also in WA8 6WA8 6RH: also in WA8 6WA8 6RJ: also in WA8 6WA8 6RL: also in WA8 6WA8 6RN: also in WA8 6WA8 6RQ: also in WA8 6WA8 6RS: also in WA8 6WA8 6RT: also in WA8 6WA8 6RU: also in WA8 6WA8 6RW: also in WA8 6WA8 6RY: also in WA8 6WA8 6SE: also in WA8 6WA8 6SG: also in WA8 6WA8 6SH: also in WA8 6WA8 6SJ: also in WA8 6WA8 6SL: also in WA8 6WA8 6SN: also in WA8 6WA8 6SP: also in WA8 6WA8 6SQ: also in WA8 6WA8 6SR: also in WA8 6WA8 6SS: also in WA8 6WA8 6ST: also in WA8 6WA8 6SU: also in WA8 6WA8 6SW: also in WA8 6WA8 6SX: also in WA8 6WA8 6SY: also in WA8 6WA8 6SZ: also in WA8 6WA8 6TA: also in WA8 6WA8 6TB: also in WA8 6WA8 6TG: also in WA8 6WA8 6TH: also in WA8 6WA8 6TJ: also in WA8 6WA8 6TL: also in WA8 6WA8 6TN: also in WA8 6WA8 6TP: also in WA8 6WA8 6TQ: also in WA8 6WA8 6TR: also in WA8 6WA8 6TS: also in WA8 6WA8 6TT: also in WA8 6WA8 6TU: also in WA8 6WA8 6TX: also in WA8 6WA8 6TY: also in WA8 6 The Raise Academy 850 mGP 1.8 kmWidnes WA8 6RG Map of WA8 6RG and what is near it Map of WA8 6RG: its centre point, with the 185 other postcodes in the WA8 6 sector, 4 schools, 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. GP 1.8 kmAppleton WA8 6RG
  • WA8 6RG
  • Other postcodes in WA8 6: 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 53.3763, longitude -2.7210)

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 6RG?

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 6RG?

Every home and business at WA8 6RG can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

WA8 6RG 100% Halton 96%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

WA8 6RG 100% Halton Over 99%
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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 6RG?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for WA8 6RG.

Check the bin days for WA8 6RG on BinDayBuddy

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 6RG 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 6RG.

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 6RG: 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 6RG 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 6RG?

Homes in WA8 6 sold for a typical £138,250 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 80 sales, down 3.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£138,250 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£143,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 3.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 1 sale, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £212,500 23 sales
  • Terraced £123,000 55 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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 6RG

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in WA8 6RG from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 1 August 2025. 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

What council tax band are homes near WA8 6RG?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 960 homes in the neighbourhood around WA8 6RG. Over half of them (53%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (30%). 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 6RG

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 £2,893 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,578.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 510 (53%)£1,578
Band Babout 320 (33%)£1,841
Band Cabout 90 (9%)£2,104
Band Dabout 20 (2%)£2,367
Band Eabout 20 (2%)£2,893
Band Ffewer than 5£3,418
Band Gfewer than 5£3,944
Band Hwithheld£4,733

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. 11% 1900 to 1918
  3. 30% 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 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 6RG is in (ONS area E01012368), 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 6RG?

The nearest open schools to WA8 6RG, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near WA8 6RG, 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 6RG?

The nearest railway station to the centre of WA8 6RG is Widnes Rail Station, 850 metres away in a straight line.

  • Widnes Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
  • Hough Green Rail Station Railway station 3.6 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 Lytham Road, 214 m away.

More stations near WA8 6RG, 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 6RG?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of WA8 6RG, 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 6RG?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of WA8 6RG, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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 6RG?

The nearest to the centre of WA8 6RG, 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 6RG?

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 6RG?

The nearest care homes to the centre of WA8 6RG, 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 6RG?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of WA8 6RG, 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 6RG?

The nearest vets to the centre of WA8 6RG 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 6RG in a conservation area?

The centre of WA8 6RG 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 6RG?

Police.uk records 195 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of WA8 6RG in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences85 reports
Anti-social behaviour30 reports
Criminal damage and arson21 reports
Public order15 reports
Other theft11 reports
Shoplifting10 reports

Also: other crime 5, vehicle crime 4, bicycle theft 4, drugs 4, burglary 2, robbery 2, possession of weapons 2.

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 6RG

Ward
Appleton
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
January 1980

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

Where to check what we do not hold

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WA8 6 sector WA8 district WA postcode area Widnes postcodes

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

WA8 6RA70 mWA8 6RE70 mWA8 6RF100 mWA8 6RD120 mWA8 6RB160 mWA8 6QH170 m
All of WA8

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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