WA8 5AB maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5AB lies on King Oswald Crescent in Widnes. WA8 5AB is located in the Birchfield 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 October 2011.

WA8 5AB maps

WA8 5AB map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WA8 5AB 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 5AB geodata

Easting	350965
Northing	388759
Latitude	53.393375
Longitude	-2.738830

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 5AB?

Street	King Oswald Crescent
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 5AB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5AB as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	50m	164ft

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	Birchfield
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 5AB

19, KING OSWALD CRESCENT, WIDNES, WA8 5AB 2018 12 JUL £270,000
14, KING OSWALD CRESCENT, WIDNES, WA8 5AB 2018 13 JUN £310,000
21, KING OSWALD CRESCENT, WIDNES, WA8 5AB 2015 1 DEC £260,000
6, KING OSWALD CRESCENT, WIDNES, WA8 5AB 2015 30 SEP £202,000
7, KING OSWALD CRESCENT, WIDNES, WA8 5AB 2015 8 MAY £218,000
20, KING OSWALD CRESCENT, WIDNES, WA8 5AB 2013 22 MAR £229,950
10, KING OSWALD CRESCENT, WIDNES, WA8 5AB 2012 28 SEP £235,000
14, KING OSWALD CRESCENT, WIDNES, WA8 5AB 2012 28 SEP £295,000
12, KING OSWALD CRESCENT, WIDNES, WA8 5AB 2012 21 SEP £235,000
17, KING OSWALD CRESCENT, WIDNES, WA8 5AB 2012 30 AUG £199,950

➜ 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 5AB

June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Nickleford Hall Drive	104m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Nickleford Hall Drive	104m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Lindisfarne Court	148m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5AB

Valentine House (Wilmere Lane)	Lunt's Heath	293m
Valentine House (Wilmere Lane)	Lunt's Heath	311m
Wilmere Lane (Wilmere)	Lunt's Heath	382m
The Globe (Lunnts Heath Road)	Upton Rocks	411m
The Globe (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	419m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5AB

Widnes Station	1.7km
Rainhill Station	3.2km
Hough Green Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5AB

Broadband access in WA8 5AB (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 WA8 5AB (2019 data)

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Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	45.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	71.37Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	12.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5AB (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 5AB gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA8 5AB by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	168,151
Meter count	21
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,007
Median (kWh/meter)	8,023

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	46,048
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,070
Median (kWh/meter)	3,008

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 5AB, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 5AB.
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)
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Deprivation

7.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 5AB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA8 5AB (meters)

Fairview Farm Shop

147 Wilmere Lane

344m

Shell Farnworth Ltd

188-190 Lunts Heath Road

369m

Euro Garages Ltd

186 Lunts Heath Road

378m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WA8 5AB

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Blackhorse Post Office	18:00	12:00	816m
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	1,509m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	1,603m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5AB

Facility	Distance
Wilmere Lane Playing Fields Wilmere Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches	189m
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club Cronton Lane, Widnes Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	432m
Cronton Sixth Form College Cronton Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	713m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 5AB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lunts Heath Primary School Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ	Primary	988m
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS	Primary	1.1km
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery Hall Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DW	Primary	1.4km

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WA8 5AB ITL and WA8 5AB 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 5AB:

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 5AB 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 5AB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00170557
LSOA	E01012393	Halton 001B
MSOA	E02002574	Halton 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 5AB

WA8 5AG	St Aidans Drive	58m
WA8 5AH	Lindisfarne Court	79m
WA8 5AL	Nickleford Hall Drive	98m
WA8 5AE	Connaught Crescent	118m
WA8 5AD	Iona Crescent	126m
WA8 5AX	Norlands Lane	171m
WA8 5AU	Norlands Lane	224m
WA8 5AS	Norlands Lane	226m
WA8 5AT	Norlands Lane	247m
WA8 5AF	Black Horse Lane	293m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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