WA8 3YL maps, stats, and open data

WA8 3YL lies on Orkney Close in Widnes. WA8 3YL is located in the Halton View electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Halton and the English Parliamentary constituency of Halton. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01F and the police force is Cheshire. This postcode has been in use since July 1995.

WA8 3YL maps

WA8 3YL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WA8 3YL 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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WA8 3YL geodata

Easting	353209
Northing	387036
Latitude	53.378093
Longitude	-2.704833

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 3YL?

Street	Orkney Close
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 3YL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 3YL as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	30m	98ft

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	Halton View
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 3YL

27, ORKNEY CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 3YL 2018 1 FEB £155,000
25, ORKNEY CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 3YL 2003 17 APR £125,000
25, ORKNEY CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 3YL 1996 26 JUL £65,950

➜ Widnes house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 3YL

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Shawell Court	185m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Shawell Court	185m
December 2023	Drugs	On or near Parking Area	348m
➜ Orkney Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 3YL

Chorleys Lane (Barrows Green Lane)	Barrows Green	109m
Chorleys Lane (Barrows Green Lane)	Barrows Green	194m
Barneston Road (Weates Close)	Barrows Green	254m
Eight Towers (Weates Close)	Barrows Green	284m
Barneston Road (Weates Close)	Barrows Green	300m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 3YL

Widnes Station	1.9km
Sankey for Penketh Station	4km
Hough Green Station	4.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 3YL

Broadband access in WA8 3YL (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 WA8 3YL (2019 data)

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Median download speed	60.0Mbps
Average download speed	89.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	4.8Mbps
Average upload speed	4.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.03Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 3YL (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 WA8 3YL

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 3YL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA8 3YL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	506,756
Meter count	39
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,994
Median (kWh/meter)	11,441

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	138,433
Meter count	38
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,643
Median (kWh/meter)	3,658

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 3YL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 3YL.
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

49.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 3YL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA8 3YL (meters)

Cinnamon Coffee and Deli Bar

12a Chorleys Lane

215m

Simply Food and Drink

122 Moorfield Road

275m

Cam Lee

124 Moorfield Road

276m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WA8 3YL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Moorfield Road	18:00	11:00	291m
Lytham Road	17:30	11:00	1,301m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	1,446m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 3YL

Facility	Distance
Moorfield Primary School School Way, Moorfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	475m
Moorfield Sports And Social Club Moorfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	560m
Crow Wood Park Bancroft Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	625m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 3YL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Brookfields School Moorfield Road, Widnes, WA8 3JA	Not applicable	448m
Moorfield Primary School School Way, Moorfield Road, Widnes, WA8 3HJ	Primary	475m
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Edward Street, Widnes, WA8 0BW	Primary	792m

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WA8 3YL ITL and WA8 3YL 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 WA8 3YL:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLD	North West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLD7	Merseyside
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLD71	East Merseyside
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000006	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WA8 3YL 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 WA8 3YL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062615
LSOA	E01012414	Halton 003E
MSOA	E02002576	Halton 003

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 3YL

WA8 3YA	Kilsby Drive	92m
WA8 3JL	Barrows Green Lane	116m
WA8 3YJ	Shetland Close	117m
WA8 3YH	Guernsey Road	118m
WA8 3YF	Swinford Avenue	128m
WA8 3YB	Bilton Close	135m
WA8 3YP	Skye Close	142m
WA8 3YW	Rathlin Close	153m
WA8 3JN	Barrows Green Lane	169m
WA8 3HT	Hilary Close	186m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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