WA8 4YR maps, stats, and open data

WA8 4YR lies on Blackbrook Close in Widnes. WA8 4YR 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 4YR maps

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

Easting349367
Northing387172
Latitude53.378960
Longitude-2.762603

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 4YR?

StreetBlackbrook Close
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
➜ WA8 open data dashboard
➜ See where WA8 is on a map
➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 4YR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 4YR as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation30m98ft

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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardHough Green
ConstituencyHalton

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 4YR

17, BLACKBROOK CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4YR
2022
18 NOV
£415,000
29, BLACKBROOK CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4YR
2020
17 NOV
£345,000
8, BLACKBROOK CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4YR
2020
27 JUL
£215,000
27, BLACKBROOK CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4YR
2019
12 JUN
£235,000
2018
9 OCT
£312,500
2017
11 DEC
£272,000
2016
26 AUG
£275,000
2013
17 DEC
£235,000
33, BLACKBROOK CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4YR
2009
8 SEP
£100,000
15, BLACKBROOK CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 4YR
2007
8 MAY
£192,000

➜ 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 4YR

January 2024Other crimeOn or near Foxcote476m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Foxcote476m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Foxcote476m
➜ Blackbrook Close crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 4YR

Four Topped Oak (Hough Green Road)Upton136m
Four Topped Oak (Hough Green Road)Upton149m
Haddon Drive (Hough Green Road)Upton177m
Haddon Drive (Hough Green Road)Upton255m
Fulbeck (Arley Drive)Hough Green316m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 4YR

Hough Green Station1.1km
Widnes Station1.9km
Rainhill Station4.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 4YR

Broadband access in WA8 4YR (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 4YR (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed79.9Mbps
Average download speed90.3Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed13.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 4YR (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 4YR

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 4YR gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)348,929
Meter count23
Mean (kWh/meter)15,171
Median (kWh/meter)15,487

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)94,545
Meter count21
Mean (kWh/meter)4,502
Median (kWh/meter)4,312
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 4YR, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 4YR.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Parklands Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
1A Parklands
132m
Four Topped Oak
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
2 Hough Green Road
241m
Madeline McKenna Court HBC
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Caxton Close
347m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Companies registered in or near WA8 4YR

BERIGHT PROPERTIES LLP29 Blackbrook CloseWA8 4YR
FM CAFFE LTD29 Blackbrook CloseWA8 4YR
ROJ CATERING SERVICES LIMITED29 Blackbrook CloseWA8 4YR
SAN MARINO ITALIAN FOODS LIMITED29 Blackbrook CloseWA8 4YR
IGH PROPERTY HOLDINGS LTD12 Rainbow CloseWA8 4YP

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Source: Companies House
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Nearest post box to WA8 4YR

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Blackhorse Post Office18:0012:001,807m
Appleton Village17:3011:002,155m
Beaconsfield17:1511:002,210m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 4YR

FacilityDistance
Prescot Road Playing Fields
Prescot Road, Widnes
Grass Pitches
368m
Parklands Sports Club
Parklands, Widnes
Grass Pitches
371m
Upton Community Centre
Hough Green Road, Widnes
Sports Hall
644m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 4YR

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Hough Green Road, Widnes, WA8 4PG
Primary491m
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7HU
Secondary791m
St Basil's Catholic Primary School
Hough Green Road, Hough Green, Widnes, WA8 4SZ
Primary979m

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WA8 4YR ITL and WA8 4YR 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 4YR:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD7Merseyside
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD71East Merseyside
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000006Halton

WA8 4YR 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 4YR:

CodeName
OAE00062661
LSOAE01012421Halton 002D
MSOAE02002575Halton 002

Nearest postcodes to WA8 4YR

WA8 4YPRainbow Close95m
WA8 4QURavenfield Drive106m
WA8 4SPBurnham Close123m
WA8 4NQParklands131m
WA8 4UQEllerton Close142m
WA8 4YZAstley Close144m
WA8 4PEHough Green Road145m
WA8 4YWWhernside148m
WA8 4UNGainford Close160m
WA8 4YLSimonside180m