WA8 postcode district
WA8 holds 1,589 live postcodes around Widnes, in Halton, Knowsley, St. Helens and 1 more council areas.
Towns and villages with their centre in WA8
| # | Place | County / council | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Widnes | Borough of Halton | 61,464 |
Wards
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Central & West Bank | 17% |
| Farnworth | 13% |
| Halton View | 11% |
| Appleton | 10% |
| Birchfield | 10% |
| "Ditton | 9% |
| Highfield | 9% |
| Bankfield | 9% |
| Hough Green | 7% |
| Whiston and Cronton | 3% |
And 3 more.
Westminster constituencies
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Widnes and Halewood | 98% |
| St Helens South and Whiston | 2% |
| Warrington South | 0% |
Deprivation
The middle postcode here sits in decile 3 of the English Index of Multiple Deprivation (2021-Census LSOAs), where decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods and 10 the least. 50% of this district's postcodes sit in the most deprived three deciles, 27% in the least deprived three.
Deprivation deciles describe the LSOA neighbourhood each postcode sits in, weighted by postcodes rather than by people, because the postcode file carries no population. A district where the deprived neighbourhoods are densely populated will read better here than it would per resident.
Neighbouring districts in the WA area
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Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcode data is the ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026 edition; counts are live postcodes with a usable location. Northern Ireland postcodes carry a separate licence and are not included; Scotland joins when the site's Scottish coverage does.