WA8 3 postcode sector in the WA8 district

WA8 3 is a sector of the WA8 district: every postcode that starts WA8 3. It has 174 postcodes in use, 2 of them large-user postcodes. A large-user postcode is one Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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Every postcode in the WA8 3 sector, and which are new since 2020

Map of every postcode in the WA8 3 sector, by new since 2020 Of the 174 postcodes in the WA8 3 sector that ONS places, 9 are new since 2020 and 165 were in use before 2020. Places named: Widnes. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. M62A533A557A570 WA8 3AA: before 2020WA8 3AB: before 2020WA8 3AD: before 2020WA8 3AE: before 2020WA8 3AF: before 2020WA8 3AG: before 2020WA8 3AH: before 2020WA8 3AJ: before 2020WA8 3AL: before 2020WA8 3AN: before 2020WA8 3AP: before 2020WA8 3AQ: before 2020WA8 3BA: before 2020WA8 3BB: before 2020WA8 3BD: before 2020WA8 3BE: before 2020WA8 3BF: before 2020WA8 3DA: before 2020WA8 3DX: before 2020WA8 3EA: before 2020WA8 3EB: before 2020WA8 3EF: before 2020WA8 3EG: before 2020WA8 3EH: before 2020WA8 3EJ: before 2020WA8 3EL: before 2020WA8 3EN: before 2020WA8 3EP: before 2020WA8 3EQ: before 2020WA8 3ER: before 2020WA8 3ES: before 2020WA8 3ET: before 2020WA8 3EU: before 2020WA8 3EX: before 2020WA8 3FH: before 2020WA8 3FJ: before 2020WA8 3GA: before 2020WA8 3HA: before 2020WA8 3HB: before 2020WA8 3HD: before 2020WA8 3HG: before 2020WA8 3HH: before 2020WA8 3HJ: before 2020WA8 3HL: before 2020WA8 3HN: before 2020WA8 3HP: before 2020WA8 3HQ: before 2020WA8 3HR: before 2020WA8 3HS: before 2020WA8 3HT: before 2020WA8 3HU: before 2020WA8 3HW: before 2020WA8 3HX: before 2020WA8 3HY: before 2020WA8 3HZ: before 2020WA8 3JA: before 2020WA8 3JB: before 2020WA8 3JD: before 2020WA8 3JE: before 2020WA8 3JG: before 2020WA8 3JH: before 2020WA8 3JJ: before 2020WA8 3JL: before 2020WA8 3JN: before 2020WA8 3JP: before 2020WA8 3JQ: before 2020WA8 3JR: before 2020WA8 3JS: before 2020WA8 3JT: before 2020WA8 3JU: before 2020WA8 3JX: before 2020WA8 3JY: before 2020WA8 3JZ: before 2020WA8 3LA: before 2020WA8 3LD: before 2020WA8 3LE: before 2020WA8 3LF: before 2020WA8 3LG: before 2020WA8 3LH: before 2020WA8 3LJ: before 2020WA8 3LL: before 2020WA8 3LN: before 2020WA8 3LP: before 2020WA8 3LQ: before 2020WA8 3LR: before 2020WA8 3LS: before 2020WA8 3LT: before 2020WA8 3LU: before 2020WA8 3LW: before 2020WA8 3LX: before 2020WA8 3LY: before 2020WA8 3LZ: before 2020WA8 3NA: before 2020WA8 3NB: before 2020WA8 3ND: before 2020WA8 3PN: before 2020WA8 3RG: before 2020WA8 3RH: before 2020WA8 3RQ: before 2020WA8 3SF: before 2020WA8 3TR: before 2020WA8 3TU: before 2020WA8 3TX: before 2020WA8 3TY: before 2020WA8 3TZ: before 2020WA8 3UA: before 2020WA8 3UB: before 2020WA8 3UD: before 2020WA8 3UE: before 2020WA8 3UF: before 2020WA8 3UJ: before 2020WA8 3UL: before 2020WA8 3UP: before 2020WA8 3UR: before 2020WA8 3UT: before 2020WA8 3UU: before 2020WA8 3UW: before 2020WA8 3UX: before 2020WA8 3UY: before 2020WA8 3XA: before 2020WA8 3XB: before 2020WA8 3XD: before 2020WA8 3XE: before 2020WA8 3XF: before 2020WA8 3XH: before 2020WA8 3XJ: before 2020WA8 3XL: before 2020WA8 3XN: before 2020WA8 3XP: before 2020WA8 3XR: before 2020WA8 3XS: before 2020WA8 3XT: before 2020WA8 3XU: before 2020WA8 3XW: before 2020WA8 3XX: before 2020WA8 3XY: before 2020WA8 3XZ: before 2020WA8 3YA: before 2020WA8 3YB: before 2020WA8 3YD: before 2020WA8 3YE: before 2020WA8 3YF: before 2020WA8 3YH: before 2020WA8 3YJ: before 2020WA8 3YL: before 2020WA8 3YN: before 2020WA8 3YP: before 2020WA8 3YR: before 2020WA8 3YS: before 2020WA8 3YT: before 2020WA8 3YU: before 2020WA8 3YW: before 2020WA8 3YX: before 2020WA8 3YY: before 2020WA8 3BP: new since 2020WA8 3BQ: new since 2020WA8 3BT: new since 2020WA8 3BU: new since 2020WA8 3WX: new since 2020WA8 3AS: new since 2020WA8 3BL: new since 2020 Widnes Map of every postcode in the WA8 3 sector, by new since 2020 Of the 174 postcodes in the WA8 3 sector that ONS places, 9 are new since 2020 and 165 were in use before 2020. Places named: Widnes. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. A562A533 Widnes
  • New since 2020: 9
  • In use before 2020: 165

Of the 174 postcodes in the WA8 3 sector that ONS places, 9 are new since 2020 and 165 were in use before 2020.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. New since 2020 means it came into use in January 2020 or later. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; when each came into use: the same directory; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

What do homes sell for in WA8 3?

Homes in WA8 3 sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 78 sales, up 2.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£220,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£213,750 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £336,000 25 sales
  • Semi-detached £220,000 27 sales
  • Terraced £172,500 23 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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

Standard sales of homes at market value at the postcodes that start WA8 3. A typical price is the median, the middle sale, given from 5 sales or more.

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

Postcodes in WA8 3

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. Postcodes that have ended are not listed. See all our data sources

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