The UK Postcode Database

WA8 5XB

a postcode in St. Helens

Introduced in December 1995
WA8 5XB 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 5XB

Finger House Lane - 34 properties, USRN 37501982

Finger House Lane - 3 properties, USRN 37500702

Unnamed road - 3 properties, USRN 37504386

Warrington Road - 1 property, USRN 37502031

Jubits Lane - 1 property, USRN 37502797

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.407 / 53°24'25"N

Longitude: -2.7186 / 2°43'7"W

UTM Reference: 30U 518704 5917579

OS Easting: 352323

OS Northing: 390254

OS Grid: SJ523902

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 9YG1.6F

Mapcode Global: WH87C.6MNJ

Open Location Code: 9C5VC74J+QG

Maidenhead Locator System: IO83pj37

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: F1

  • rural hamlet and isolated dwellings
  • a rural hamlet or isolated dwellings in populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 4166 / 32844

  • 2nd decile
  • much more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for WA8 5XB 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 5XB, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in WA8 5XB

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
1 September 2023 24 Union Bank Lane, Widnes WA8 5XB Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
23 February 2018 18 Union Bank Lane, Widnes WA8 5XB Semi-detached Freehold £118,000
13 December 2017 20 Union Bank Lane, Widnes WA8 5XB Semi-detached Freehold £136,000
14 July 2017 2 Union Bank Lane, Widnes WA8 5XB Semi-detached Freehold £106,000
29 July 2016 23 Union Bank Lane, Widnes WA8 5XB Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
30 January 2015 2 Union Bank Lane, Widnes WA8 5XB Semi-detached Freehold £82,000
24 March 2010 10 Union Bank Lane, Widnes WA8 5XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £113,500
3 October 2008 22 Union Bank Lane, Widnes WA8 5XB Semi-detached Freehold £117,000
20 August 2007 18 Union Bank Lane, Widnes WA8 5XB Semi-detached Freehold £98,500
5 February 2007 15 Union Bank Lane, Widnes WA8 5XB Semi-detached Freehold £99,000
13 May 2005 18 Union Bank Lane, Widnes WA8 5XB Semi-detached Freehold £100,000
17 September 2003 20 Union Bank Lane, Widnes WA8 5XB Semi-detached Freehold £75,000
22 October 1998 11 Union Bank Lane, Widnes WA8 5XB Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £32,500
16 May 1995 5 Union Bank Lane, Widnes WA8 5XB Semi-detached Freehold £29,000

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 5XB

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

St Helens South and Whiston

MP

Marie Rimmer Labour

St Helens Borough Council
Metropolitan district ward

Bold & Lea Green

Councillors

David Hawley Green Party (E&W)

Allen Makin Green Party (E&W)

Glen Richards Green Party (E&W)

WA8 5XB also falls within the Civil Parish of Bold, 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 5XB

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00034983 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01006898 St. Helens 022A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02001427 St. Helens 022 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04000023 Bold Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05014122 Bold & Lea Green Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 5 May 2022 DLUHC
E08000013 St. Helens Metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000002 North West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001510 St Helens South and Whiston Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000004 Merseyside Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000284 Warrington and Wigan Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33006548 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000022 Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000172 NHS St Helens 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
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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