The UK Postcode Database

WA8 5DF

a postcode in Knowsley

Introduced in July 1995
WA8 5DF 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 5DF

Smithy Lane - 43 properties, USRN 19501205

The Ridgeway - 1 property, USRN 19501266

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.3913 / 53°23'28"N

Longitude: -2.7638 / 2°45'49"W

UTM Reference: 30U 515710 5915824

OS Easting: 349304

OS Northing: 388541

OS Grid: SJ493885

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9Y47.G1

Mapcode Global: WH87J.J140

Open Location Code: 9C5V96RP+GF

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83oj83

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Ageing Communities
  • Ageing Independent Living

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 5DF 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 today04:19 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 5DF, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WA8 5DF

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
27 February 2023 70 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Semi-detached Freehold £245,000
6 January 2023 57 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Semi-detached Freehold £360,000
29 January 2021 59 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Semi-detached Freehold £218,500
9 November 2018 35 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Semi-detached Freehold £197,000
31 July 2018 49 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
5 July 2018 29 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Semi-detached Freehold £274,000
6 June 2017 57 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
29 July 2016 37 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
22 February 2016 59 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £150,000
15 January 2016 68 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Semi-detached Freehold £169,950
16 December 2013 27a Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £170,000
21 August 2009 72 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Semi-detached Freehold £154,000
5 September 2006 57 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
20 February 2006 80 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
28 January 2005 76 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Detached Freehold £128,000
21 January 2005 29 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Semi-detached Freehold £220,000
5 March 2004 57 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Semi-detached Freehold £139,950
28 March 2002 80 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Semi-detached Freehold £112,950
25 February 2000 55 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Semi-detached Freehold £69,000
29 May 1998 39 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Semi-detached Freehold £56,000
25 November 1996 66 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Semi-detached Freehold £70,500
20 December 1995 80 Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes WA8 5DF Semi-detached Freehold £60,000

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 5DF

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 5DF 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 5DF

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00032938 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

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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