WA8 5BJ

a postcode in Halton

Introduced in February 2012

WA8 5BJ	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with WA8 5BJ

Hanging Birches - 24 properties, USRN 16108533

Norland's Lane - 1 property, USRN 16101635

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3906 / 53°23'26"N

Longitude: -2.7408 / 2°44'26"W

UTM Reference: 30U 517238 5915758

OS Easting: 350831

OS Northing: 388453

OS Grid: SJ508884

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9Y97.F8

Mapcode Global: WH87J.W11H

Open Location Code: 9C5V97R5+7M

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83pj13

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1c2

Retired Professionals
Established Mature Families
Burgeoning Mature Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 30140 / 32844

10th decile
least deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for WA8 5BJ on Saturday 4 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:31
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:58
Sunrise	04:49
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:15
Sunset	21:41
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:32
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:59

Hours of daylight today	04:19 to 22:11
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:11 to 04:20
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	08:35
Moon Rises	22:41

For a full sun and moon calendar for WA8 5BJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WA8 5BJ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
25 August 2023	21 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£360,000
12 May 2023	21 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£380,000
24 September 2021	11 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£330,000
20 July 2021	4 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£295,000
8 January 2021	11 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Other property type	Freehold	£6,464
14 August 2020	20 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£302,000
6 September 2019	9 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£320,000
8 June 2017	6 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£250,000
12 May 2017	8 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£294,000
18 March 2016	2 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£260,000
21 March 2014	9 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£270,000
26 July 2013	1 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£295,000
15 July 2013	22 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£279,296
28 March 2013	23 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£240,000
14 December 2012	2 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£249,950
28 September 2012	15 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£234,953
3 August 2012	16 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£280,000
16 July 2012	12 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£233,652
13 July 2012	25 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£294,001
11 May 2012	14 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£232,702
30 March 2012	6 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£249,950
29 February 2012	7 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Leasehold	£244,950
15 February 2012	10 Hanging Birches, Widnes WA8 5BJ	Detached	Freehold	£313,711

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for WA8 5BJ

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Widnes and Halewood

MP

Derek Twigg Labour

Halton Borough Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Birchfield

Councillors

Mike Fry Labour

Bill Woolfall Labour

Angela Ball Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WA8 5BJ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00062528		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E00170544		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	31 December 2011	ONS
E01012393	Halton 001B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02002574	Halton 001	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05013172	Birchfield	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	6 May 2021	DLUHC
E06000006	Halton	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000002	North West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001584	Widnes and Halewood	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000006	Cheshire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000284	Warrington and Wigan	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33006907		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000022	Liverpool City Region	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000068	NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01F	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000010	North West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E43000006	Halton, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000008	NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2024	ODS
E56000005	Cheshire and Merseyside	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 September 2016	NHS England
E63008526	Widnes	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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