WA8 5BS

a postcode in Knowsley

Introduced in July 1995

WA8 5BS	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with WA8 5BS

Smithy Lane - 26 properties, USRN 19501205

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3896 / 53°23'22"N

Longitude: -2.7629 / 2°45'46"W

UTM Reference: 30U 515765 5915636

OS Easting: 349357

OS Northing: 388352

OS Grid: SJ493883

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9Y47.MN

Mapcode Global: WH87J.J2J9

Open Location Code: 9C5V96QP+RR

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83oj83

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 17795 / 32844

6th decile
slightly less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WA8 5BS on Sunday 5 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:33
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:59
Sunrise	04:50
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:15
Sunset	21:40
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:31
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:57

Hours of daylight today	04:20 to 22:10
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:10 to 04:21
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	09:55
Moon Rises	22:51

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

Residential Property Sales in WA8 5BS

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
17 November 2023	14 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£86,000
19 November 2021	15 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£175,000
25 June 2021	22 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£205,000
10 July 2020	16 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£175,000
23 April 2019	3 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£125,000
16 February 2018	21 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£295,000
18 May 2017	5 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£153,500
4 March 2016	17 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£160,000
4 July 2014	23a Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£190,000
25 March 2014	23 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£189,950
20 September 2013	15 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£108,000
28 June 2013	16 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£130,000
27 June 2011	23 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£130,000
28 September 2010	17 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£116,000
26 June 2009	16 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£110,000
4 May 2007	2 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£150,000
13 December 2006	5 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£145,000
9 December 2005	5 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£128,000
17 December 2004	5 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£117,000
14 May 2004	26 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£140,000
17 August 2001	10 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Detached	Freehold	£95,000
24 November 2000	15 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£69,000
30 August 2000	16 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£63,000
23 November 1999	17 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£66,000
29 May 1998	26 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£58,500
19 September 1997	16 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£52,000
10 December 1996	26 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5BS	Semi-detached	Freehold	£63,000

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 5BS

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Widnes and Halewood

MP

Derek Twigg Labour

Knowsley Borough Council

Metropolitan district ward

Whiston & Cronton

Councillors

Terry Byron Labour

Denise Allen Labour

Ronald Gaffney Green Party (E&W)

WA8 5BS also falls within the Civil Parish of Cronton, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for WA8 5BS

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00032936		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01006503	Knowsley 017D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001343	Knowsley 017	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04000016	Cronton	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05010948	Whiston and Cronton	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	5 May 2016	DLUHC
E08000011	Knowsley	Metropolitan Districts	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
E23000004	Merseyside	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000233	Liverpool	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33006213		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000022	Liverpool City Region	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	28 October 2010	BEIS
E38000091	NHS Knowsley CCG	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2020	ODS
E40000010	North West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
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
E63008498	Cronton	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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