WA8 4HQ maps, stats, and open data

WA8 4HQ lies on Croston Close in Widnes. WA8 4HQ is located in the Hough Green 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 4HQ maps

WA8 4HQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WA8 4HQ 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 4HQ geodata

Easting	349449
Northing	387507
Latitude	53.381979
Longitude	-2.761424

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 4HQ?

Street	Croston Close
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 4HQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 4HQ 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	Hough Green
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 4HQ

4, CROSTON CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4HQ 2021 25 NOV £335,000
19, CROSTON CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4HQ 2020 31 JAN £280,000
2, CROSTON CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4HQ 2015 24 JUL £232,500
25, CROSTON CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4HQ 2013 26 SEP £270,000
8, CROSTON CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4HQ 2013 11 SEP £206,000
4, CROSTON CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4HQ 2012 7 NOV £220,000
16, CROSTON CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4HQ 2011 9 DEC £210,000
4, CROSTON CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4HQ 2008 27 JUN £212,500
25, CROSTON CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4HQ 2007 8 MAR £240,000
25, CROSTON CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4HQ 2004 28 MAY £217,000

➜ 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 4HQ

November 2023	Other theft	On or near Ash Priors	277m
August 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Ash Priors	277m
July 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Ash Priors	277m
➜ Croston Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 4HQ

Burnsall Drive (Haddon Drive)	Upton	380m
Four Topped Oak (Hough Green Road)	Upton	431m
Haddon Drive (Hough Green Road)	Upton	433m
Haddon Drive (Blair Drive)	Upton	434m
Four Topped Oak (Hough Green Road)	Upton	439m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 4HQ

Hough Green Station	1.4km
Widnes Station	1.9km
Rainhill Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 4HQ

Broadband access in WA8 4HQ (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 4HQ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	67.1Mbps
Average download speed	70.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 4HQ (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 4HQ

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 4HQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA8 4HQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	319,239
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,962
Median (kWh/meter)	14,936

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	75,980
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,221
Median (kWh/meter)	3,431

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 4HQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 4HQ.
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

27.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 4HQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA8 4HQ (meters)

Parklands Club

1A Parklands

257m

Rose Farm

28 Chapel Lane

278m

Madeline McKenna Court HBC

Caxton Close

443m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WA8 4HQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Blackhorse Post Office	18:00	12:00	1,472m
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	2,123m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	2,227m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 4HQ

Facility	Distance
Parklands Sports Club Parklands, Widnes Grass Pitches	218m
Prescot Road Playing Fields Prescot Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	661m
Upton Community Centre Hough Green Road, Widnes Sports Hall	823m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 4HQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Hough Green Road, Widnes, WA8 4PG	Primary	635m
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery Hall Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DW	Primary	993m
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DF	Primary	1km

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 4HQ ITL and WA8 4HQ 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 4HQ:

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 4HQ 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 4HQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062653
LSOA	E01012421	Halton 002D
MSOA	E02002575	Halton 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 4HQ

WA8 4LY	Clanfield Avenue	98m
WA8 4NA	Turner Close	113m
WA8 4JT	Warkworth Close	117m
WA8 4HN	Newland Close	132m
WA8 4FF	Aylsham Close	138m
WA8 4FE	Porthcawl Close	168m
WA8 4LZ	Shipton Close	187m
WA8 4YZ	Astley Close	201m
WA8 4FL	Aubourn Close	214m
WA8 4UN	Gainford Close	214m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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