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, and which are new since 2020

Map of every postcode in the WA8 5 sector, by new since 2020 Of the 105 postcodes in the WA8 5 sector that ONS places, 10 are new since 2020 and 95 were in use before 2020. One group of new postcodes is outlined: 9 new postcodes since 2020. 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: before 2020WA8 5AB: before 2020WA8 5AD: before 2020WA8 5AE: before 2020WA8 5AF: before 2020WA8 5AG: before 2020WA8 5AH: before 2020WA8 5AJ: before 2020WA8 5AL: before 2020WA8 5AP: before 2020WA8 5AQ: before 2020WA8 5AR: before 2020WA8 5AS: before 2020WA8 5AT: before 2020WA8 5AU: before 2020WA8 5AW: before 2020WA8 5AX: before 2020WA8 5AY: before 2020WA8 5AZ: before 2020WA8 5BA: before 2020WA8 5BB: before 2020WA8 5BD: before 2020WA8 5BE: before 2020WA8 5BG: before 2020WA8 5BH: before 2020WA8 5BJ: before 2020WA8 5BL: before 2020WA8 5BN: before 2020WA8 5BP: before 2020WA8 5BQ: before 2020WA8 5BS: before 2020WA8 5BT: before 2020WA8 5BU: before 2020WA8 5BW: before 2020WA8 5BX: before 2020WA8 5BY: before 2020WA8 5BZ: before 2020WA8 5DA: before 2020WA8 5DB: before 2020WA8 5DD: before 2020WA8 5DE: before 2020WA8 5DF: before 2020WA8 5DG: before 2020WA8 5DH: before 2020WA8 5DJ: before 2020WA8 5DL: before 2020WA8 5DN: before 2020WA8 5DP: before 2020WA8 5DQ: before 2020WA8 5DR: before 2020WA8 5DS: before 2020WA8 5DT: before 2020WA8 5DU: before 2020WA8 5DW: before 2020WA8 5DX: before 2020WA8 5DY: before 2020WA8 5DZ: before 2020WA8 5EA: before 2020WA8 5EB: before 2020WA8 5GY: before 2020WA8 5HJ: before 2020WA8 5HL: before 2020WA8 5PP: before 2020WA8 5PQ: before 2020WA8 5PR: before 2020WA8 5PS: before 2020WA8 5PT: before 2020WA8 5PU: before 2020WA8 5PX: before 2020WA8 5PY: before 2020WA8 5PZ: before 2020WA8 5QD: before 2020WA8 5QF: before 2020WA8 5QG: before 2020WA8 5QH: before 2020WA8 5QJ: before 2020WA8 5QL: before 2020WA8 5QN: before 2020WA8 5QQ: before 2020WA8 5QW: before 2020WA8 5RY: before 2020WA8 5RZ: before 2020WA8 5SQ: before 2020WA8 5UP: before 2020WA8 5UR: before 2020WA8 5UT: before 2020WA8 5UU: before 2020WA8 5UW: before 2020WA8 5UX: before 2020WA8 5UY: before 2020WA8 5UZ: before 2020WA8 5WA: before 2020WA8 5XA: before 2020WA8 5XB: before 2020WA8 5ED: new since 2020WA8 5EE: new since 2020WA8 5EF: new since 2020WA8 5EG: new since 2020WA8 5EH: new since 2020WA8 5EJ: new since 2020WA8 5EL: new since 2020WA8 5ES: new since 2020 Whiston and CrontonFarnworth 9 new postcodes since 2020, outlined: this goes to WA8 5EJ, the newest of them9 new postcodes since 2020 Map of every postcode in the WA8 5 sector, by new since 2020 Of the 105 postcodes in the WA8 5 sector that ONS places, 10 are new since 2020 and 95 were in use before 2020. One group of new postcodes is outlined: 9 new postcodes since 2020. 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 9 new postcodes since 2020, outlined: this goes to WA8 5EJ, the newest of them9 new postcodes since 2020
  • New since 2020: 10
  • In use before 2020: 95
  • Outline: where 5 or more new postcodes since 2020 lie together

Of the 105 postcodes in the WA8 5 sector that ONS places, 10 are new since 2020 and 95 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. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 190 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and 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; 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

Where the new postcodes lie together

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

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