WA8 5 postcode sector in the WA8 district

WA8 5 is a sector of the WA8 district: every postcode that starts WA8 5. It has 105 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 5 sector, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in the WA8 5 sector, by flood risk Of the 105 postcodes in the WA8 5 sector that ONS places, 1 are at low risk at worst and 104 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Whiston and Cronton, Farnworth. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. M62A557A5080A57 WA8 5AA: not on the flood risk listWA8 5AB: not on the flood risk listWA8 5AD: not on the flood risk listWA8 5AE: not on the flood risk listWA8 5AF: not on the flood risk listWA8 5AG: not on the flood risk listWA8 5AH: not on the flood risk listWA8 5AJ: not on the flood risk listWA8 5AL: not on the flood risk listWA8 5AP: not on the flood risk listWA8 5AQ: not on the flood risk listWA8 5AR: not on the flood risk listWA8 5AS: not on the flood risk listWA8 5AT: not on the flood risk listWA8 5AU: not on the flood risk listWA8 5AW: not on the flood risk listWA8 5AX: not on the flood risk listWA8 5AY: not on the flood risk listWA8 5AZ: not on the flood risk listWA8 5BA: not on the flood risk listWA8 5BB: not on the flood risk listWA8 5BD: not on the flood risk listWA8 5BE: not on the flood risk listWA8 5BG: not on the flood risk listWA8 5BH: not on the flood risk listWA8 5BJ: not on the flood risk listWA8 5BL: not on the flood risk listWA8 5BN: not on the flood risk listWA8 5BP: not on the flood risk listWA8 5BQ: not on the flood risk listWA8 5BS: not on the flood risk listWA8 5BT: not on the flood risk listWA8 5BU: not on the flood risk listWA8 5BW: not on the flood risk listWA8 5BX: not on the flood risk listWA8 5BY: not on the flood risk listWA8 5BZ: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DA: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DB: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DD: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DE: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DF: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DG: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DH: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DJ: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DL: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DN: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DP: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DQ: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DR: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DS: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DT: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DU: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DW: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DX: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DY: not on the flood risk listWA8 5DZ: not on the flood risk listWA8 5EA: not on the flood risk listWA8 5EB: not on the flood risk listWA8 5ED: not on the flood risk listWA8 5EE: not on the flood risk listWA8 5EF: not on the flood risk listWA8 5EG: not on the flood risk listWA8 5EH: not on the flood risk listWA8 5EJ: not on the flood risk listWA8 5EL: not on the flood risk listWA8 5ES: not on the flood risk listWA8 5GY: not on the flood risk listWA8 5HJ: not on the flood risk listWA8 5HL: not on the flood risk listWA8 5PQ: not on the flood risk listWA8 5PR: not on the flood risk listWA8 5PS: not on the flood risk listWA8 5PT: not on the flood risk listWA8 5PU: not on the flood risk listWA8 5PX: not on the flood risk listWA8 5PY: not on the flood risk listWA8 5PZ: not on the flood risk listWA8 5QD: not on the flood risk listWA8 5QF: not on the flood risk listWA8 5QG: not on the flood risk listWA8 5QH: not on the flood risk listWA8 5QJ: not on the flood risk listWA8 5QL: not on the flood risk listWA8 5QN: not on the flood risk listWA8 5QQ: not on the flood risk listWA8 5QW: not on the flood risk listWA8 5RY: not on the flood risk listWA8 5RZ: not on the flood risk listWA8 5SQ: not on the flood risk listWA8 5UP: not on the flood risk listWA8 5UR: not on the flood risk listWA8 5UT: not on the flood risk listWA8 5UU: not on the flood risk listWA8 5UW: not on the flood risk listWA8 5UX: not on the flood risk listWA8 5UY: not on the flood risk listWA8 5UZ: not on the flood risk listWA8 5WA: not on the flood risk listWA8 5XA: not on the flood risk listWA8 5XB: not on the flood risk listWA8 5PP: low flood risk at worst Whiston and CrontonFarnworth Map of every postcode in the WA8 5 sector, by flood risk Of the 105 postcodes in the WA8 5 sector that ONS places, 1 are at low risk at worst and 104 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Whiston and Cronton, Farnworth. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Whiston and CrontonFarnworth
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 1
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 104

Of the 105 postcodes in the WA8 5 sector that ONS places, 1 are at low risk at worst and 104 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

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. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; 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 5?

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.

Standard sales of homes at market value at the postcodes that start WA8 5. 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 5

Pick a postcode to see its council and MP, broadband, flood risk, what homes sell for, council tax, the nearest schools and stations, and crime around it.

WA8 5AAWA8 5ABWA8 5ADWA8 5AEWA8 5AFWA8 5AGWA8 5AHWA8 5AJWA8 5ALWA8 5APWA8 5AQWA8 5ARWA8 5ASWA8 5ATWA8 5AUWA8 5AWWA8 5AXWA8 5AYWA8 5AZWA8 5BAWA8 5BBWA8 5BDWA8 5BEWA8 5BGWA8 5BHWA8 5BJWA8 5BLWA8 5BNWA8 5BPWA8 5BQWA8 5BSWA8 5BTWA8 5BUWA8 5BWWA8 5BXWA8 5BYWA8 5BZWA8 5DAWA8 5DBWA8 5DDWA8 5DEWA8 5DFWA8 5DGWA8 5DHWA8 5DJWA8 5DLWA8 5DNWA8 5DPWA8 5DQWA8 5DRWA8 5DSWA8 5DTWA8 5DUWA8 5DWWA8 5DXWA8 5DYWA8 5DZWA8 5EAWA8 5EBWA8 5EDWA8 5EEWA8 5EFWA8 5EGWA8 5EHWA8 5EJWA8 5ELWA8 5EPWA8 5ERWA8 5ESWA8 5GYWA8 5HJWA8 5HLWA8 5PPWA8 5PQWA8 5PRWA8 5PSWA8 5PTWA8 5PUWA8 5PXWA8 5PYWA8 5PZWA8 5QDWA8 5QFWA8 5QGWA8 5QHWA8 5QJWA8 5QLWA8 5QNWA8 5QQWA8 5QWWA8 5RYWA8 5RZWA8 5SGWA8 5SQWA8 5UPWA8 5URWA8 5UTWA8 5UUWA8 5UWWA8 5UXWA8 5UYWA8 5UZWA8 5WAWA8 5XAWA8 5XB

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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