WA5 8GU maps, stats, and open data

WA5 8GU is located in the Chapelford and Old Hall electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Warrington and the English Parliamentary constituency of Warrington South. 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 September 2008.

WA5 8GU maps

WA5 8GU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WA5 8GU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WA5 8GU geodata

Easting	358532
Northing	388957
Latitude	53.395804
Longitude	-2.625075

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA5 8GU?

Country	England
Postcode District	WA5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA5 8GU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA5 8GU 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	Chapelford And Old Hall
Constituency	Warrington South

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA5 8GU

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Gregory Close	457m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Gregory Close	457m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Canford Close	349m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA5 8GU

Hood Lane (Hood Lane North)	Great Sankey	192m
Payne Close (Canons Road)	Old Hall	222m
Hood Lane (Hood Lane North)	Great Sankey	241m
Payne Close (Canons Road)	Old Hall	290m
Nansen Close (Old Hall Road)	Old Hall	379m

Nearest railway stations to WA5 8GU

Sankey for Penketh Station	1.7km
Warrington Bank Quay Station	1.9km
Warrington Central Station	2.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA5 8GU

Broadband access in WA5 8GU (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA5 8GU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	36.6Mbps
Average download speed	37.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	53.97Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	8.6Mbps
Average upload speed	8.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.75Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA5 8GU (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 WA5 8GU

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Source: Ofcom
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WA5 8GU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA5 8GU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	75,770
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	7,577
Median (kWh/meter)	8,007

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	35,421
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,220
Median (kWh/meter)	2,996

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA5 8GU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA5 8GU.
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

27.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA5 8GU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA5 8GU (meters)

St James Mums and Tots

St James Church

174m

St James Church of England

Canons Road

316m

The Connect Club

Sankey Valley St James CE

386m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WA5 8GU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Cavendish Close	17:30	11:00	275m
Sycamore Lane	17:30	10:30	404m
Hood Manor S.o.	17:15	12:00	469m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA5 8GU

Facility	Distance
Sankey Valley St James Primary School Dorchester Road, Great Sankey, Warrington Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	529m
St Gregorys Catholic High School Cromwell Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	607m
Whitecross Community Centre Lexden Street, Warrington Artificial Grass Pitch	729m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA5 8GU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School Dorchester Road, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 1XE	Primary	533m
St Gregory's Catholic High School Cromwell Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 1HG	Secondary	609m
Westbrook Old Hall Primary School Old Hall Road, Old Hall, Warrington, WA5 9QA	Primary	648m

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WA5 8GU ITL and WA5 8GU 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 WA5 8GU:

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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WA5 8GU 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 WA5 8GU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00063389
LSOA	E01012565	Warrington 010C
MSOA	E02002599	Warrington 010

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA5 8GU

WA5 8GT	Idaho Walk	43m
WA5 8DW	Ohio Grove	103m
WA5 8BB	Georgia Place	104m
WA5 8BA	Maryland Close	122m
WA5 1EW	Vose Close	134m
WA5 8QB	Livingstone Close	163m
WA5 1EN	Bevan Close	174m
WA5 8QD	Livingstone Close	184m
WA5 8WZ	Washington Drive	204m
WA5 1EY	Shiggins Close	214m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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