WA8 5AF maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5AF lies on Black Horse Lane in Widnes. WA8 5AF 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 February 2012.

WA8 5AF maps

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

WA8 5AF map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WA8 5AF geodata

Easting	351017
Northing	388471
Latitude	53.390791
Longitude	-2.738003

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5AF?

Street	Black Horse Lane
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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WA8 5AF Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5AF 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 5AF

16, BLACK HORSE LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5AF 2022 12 SEP £405,000
8, BLACK HORSE LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5AF 2021 30 JUL £420,000
17, BLACK HORSE LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5AF 2021 19 FEB £385,000
18, BLACK HORSE LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5AF 2021 8 JAN £345,000
30, BLACK HORSE LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5AF 2020 15 DEC £360,000
38, BLACK HORSE LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5AF 2020 22 OCT £340,000
36, BLACK HORSE LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5AF 2019 9 AUG £370,000
4, BLACK HORSE LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5AF 2018 24 AUG £315,000
14, BLACK HORSE LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5AF 2017 27 OCT £280,000
8, BLACK HORSE LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5AF 2017 14 JUL £335,000

➜ 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 5AF

June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Stratton Park	474m
May 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Stratton Park	474m
April 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Stratton Park	474m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5AF

The Globe (Lunnts Heath Road)	Upton Rocks	131m
The Globe (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	139m
The Globe (Birchfield Road)	Upton Rocks	141m
Wilmere Lane (Wilmere)	Lunt's Heath	193m
Wilmere Lane (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	226m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5AF

Widnes Station	1.4km
Hough Green Station	3.2km
Rainhill Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5AF

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

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Median download speed	62.5Mbps
Average download speed	54.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	17.5Mbps
Average upload speed	13.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5AF (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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WA8 5AF gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	549,848
Meter count	38
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,470
Median (kWh/meter)	14,226

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	97,086
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,883
Median (kWh/meter)	3,655

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Shell Farnworth Ltd

188-190 Lunts Heath Road

84m

Euro Garages Ltd

186 Lunts Heath Road

86m

Jewsons

Lunts Heath Road

103m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Blackhorse Post Office	18:00	12:00	928m
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	1,226m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	1,335m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5AF

Facility	Distance
Wilmere Lane Playing Fields Wilmere Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches	317m
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club Cronton Lane, Widnes Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	376m
Birchfield Sports And Social Club Birchfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	565m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 5AF

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lunts Heath Primary School Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ	Primary	756m
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS	Primary	836m
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery Hall Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DW	Primary	1.4km

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WA8 5AF ITL and WA8 5AF 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 5AF:

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 5AF 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 5AF:

	Code	Name
OA	E00170544
LSOA	E01012393	Halton 001B
MSOA	E02002574	Halton 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 5AF

WA8 5AY	Norlands Lane	71m
WA8 5AZ	Lunts Heath Road	105m
WA8 5UW	Wilmere Lane	156m
WA8 5BJ	Hanging Birches	187m
WA8 5AJ	Cronton Lane	189m
WA8 5AD	Iona Crescent	202m
WA8 5AS	Norlands Lane	208m
WA8 9AR	Cronton Lane	227m
WA8 5AX	Norlands Lane	227m
WA8 5AH	Lindisfarne Court	229m

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