WA8 3BU Halton
Live postcode, introduced May 2026. Ward: Farnworth. Region: North West.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
Council tax
What each band costs in Halton in 2026-27: Band D £2,367 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,578 | £1,841 | £2,104 | £2,367 | £2,893 | £3,418 | £3,944 | £4,733 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (26% of about 1,280 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Widnes 428,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Sankey For Penketh 1,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Warrington West 389,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Pendlebury Farm Barrows Green | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Warrington Bus Interchange Stand U | 7 km (4.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Widnes | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Routledge Street | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 11.5 km (7.1 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bevan Group Practice | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wise Pharmacy LTD | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Highfield Hospital | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Widnes Police Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Widnes Chorley Lane | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Sunnybank Woodland Park 8.1 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 880 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.4 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,010 m² | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 380m east of South Lane Farm, a scheduled monument, 590 m (0.4 miles) east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 380m east of South Lane Farm | Scheduled monument | 590 m (0.4 miles) east |
| Standing cross in St Luke's churchyard, Farnworth, beside the south porch | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Cranshaw Hall moated site | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bold Heath Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north |
| School Lane Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Lingley Mere Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Fiddler's Ferry Reach | Tidal water | 3 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| The Hempstones | Wetland | 3 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Pex Hill | Hill | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Halton: see them on the Halton page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 77% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.