WA2 8BU maps, stats, and open data

WA2 8BU lies on Alder Lane in Warrington. WA2 8BU is located in the Orford electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Warrington and the English Parliamentary constituency of Warrington North. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 02E and the police force is Cheshire. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

WA2 8BU geodata

Easting	360675
Northing	389865
Latitude	53.404130
Longitude	-2.592964

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA2 8BU?

Street	Alder Lane
Town/City	Warrington
Country	England
Postcode District	WA2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence

WA2 8BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA2 8BU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	10m	33ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Orford
Constituency	Warrington North

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA2 8BU

June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Grace Avenue	50m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Grace Avenue	50m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near North Avenue	125m
➜ Alder Lane crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA2 8BU

South Avenue (Alder Lane)	Longford	67m
Alder Lane (Winwick Road)	Longford	82m
South Avenue (Alder Lane)	Longford	89m
Alder Lane (Winwick Road)	Longford	121m
Ireland Street (Winwick Road)	Longford	277m

Nearest railway stations to WA2 8BU

Warrington Central Station	1.4km
Warrington Bank Quay Station	2.1km
Padgate Station	2.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA2 8BU

Broadband access in WA2 8BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WA2 8BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	46.5Mbps
Average download speed	67.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.1Mbps
Average upload speed	5.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.76Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA2 8BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA2 8BU

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Source: Ofcom
Licence: Ofcom Terms of Use (requires attribution)

WA2 8BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA2 8BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	94,175
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,561
Median (kWh/meter)	10,380

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	43,728
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,975
Median (kWh/meter)	3,989

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA2 8BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA2 8BU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

84.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA2 8BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA2 8BU (meters)

Di's Deli-licious Dining

Calver Road

104m

Shell Longford Bridge Service Station

296 Winwick Road

215m

Warrington Collegiate (Food Court) Buckley Suite

Warrington Collegiate Institute

288m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WA2 8BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Grace Avenue	16:00	11:00	72m
Winwick Road	17:30	11:00	511m
Fitzherbert St	16:45	11:00	585m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA2 8BU

Facility	Distance
Orford Jubilee Neighbourhood Hub Jubilee Way, Warrington Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts, Grass Pitches, Swimming Pool, Studio, Artificial Grass Pitch, Sports Hall	327m
Warrington St Ann's C Of E Primary School Lathom Avenue, Warrington Grass Pitches	368m
Warrington & Vale Royal College Winwick Road, Warrington Health and Fitness Gym	372m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA2 8BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Warrington St Ann's CofE Primary School Lathom Avenue, Orford, Warrington, WA2 8AL	Primary	343m
Warrington and Vale Royal College Winwick Road, Warrington, WA2 8QA	16 plus	441m
Beamont Collegiate Academy Long Lane, Orford, Warrington, WA2 8PX	Secondary	502m

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

Risk of WA2 8BU flooding from rivers and sea	Medium
➜ WA2 8BU flood map

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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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WA2 8BU ITL and WA2 8BU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for WA2 8BU:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLD	North West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLD6	Cheshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLD61	Warrington
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000007	Warrington

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WA2 8BU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for WA2 8BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00063155
LSOA	E01012525	Warrington 011F
MSOA	E02002600	Warrington 011

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA2 8BU

WA2 8BT	Grace Avenue	31m
WA2 8BS	North Avenue	77m
WA2 8BJ	North Avenue	136m
WA2 8BW	Corbet Avenue	137m
WA2 8BN	North Avenue	142m
WA2 8AR	South Avenue	142m
WA2 8BQ	South Avenue	171m
WA2 8AZ	Lathom Avenue	195m
WA2 8AP	Alder Lane	212m
WA2 8AS	South Avenue	216m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence