WA8 3UP Halton
Live postcode, introduced July 1995. Ward: Farnworth. Region: North West.
Streets
- Mill Green Lane, Halton: 7 addresses
- Unnamed street near Mill Green Lane, Barrow's Green: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Mill Green Lane, Barrow's Green: 1 address
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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Derby Road and Mill Lane Junction Roundabout: up to 42 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Land at Derby Road and Mill Lane Junction Roundabout: up to 42 homes, permissioned (440 m)
- Former Eternit, Derby Road, Widnes: up to 116 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 9 addresses are between 29 m and 41 m above sea level (38 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Widnes 428,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km |
| Sankey For Penketh 1,200 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Lea Green 401,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest Everglades Barrows Green | 420 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Helens Bus Station | 7.2 km |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Widnes | 2.6 km |
| EV charging points | Routledge Street | 2.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 11.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bevan Group Practice | 1.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Widnes Pharmacy | 1.4 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 1.4 km |
| Hospital | Highfield Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Widnes Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Widnes Chorley Lane | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Sunnybank Woodland Park 8.1 ha | 890 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 850 m² | 590 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.4 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,010 m² | 1.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cranshaw Hall moated site, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km west.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cranshaw Hall moated site | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Standing cross in St Luke's churchyard, Farnworth, beside the south porch | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south-west |
| Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 380m east of South Lane Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| School Lane Wood | Wood | 1.1 km north-east |
| Bold Heath Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Pex Hill | Hill | 2.7 km west |
| Lingley Mere Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km north-east |
| The Hempstones | Wetland | 3.6 km south |
| Fiddler's Ferry Reach | Tidal water | 3.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 9 |
4 of the postcode's 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Mill Green Lane.