WA8 5AQ maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5AQ 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 September 2006.

WA8 5AQ maps

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

WA8 5AQ 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 5AQ geodata

Easting	350619
Northing	388352
Latitude	53.389700
Longitude	-2.743969

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5AQ?

Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 5AQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5AQ 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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 5AQ

October 2023	Bicycle theft	On or near Pex Hill Court	430m
June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Stratton Park	123m
May 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Stratton Park	123m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5AQ

Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	55m
Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	88m
Pex Hill (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	111m
Pex Hill (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	131m
County Boundary (Cronton Road)	Cronton	268m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5AQ

Widnes Station	1.4km
Hough Green Station	2.8km
Rainhill Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5AQ

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

Download

Median download speed	69.1Mbps
Average download speed	59.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	78.12Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	15.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5AQ (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 5AQ

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 5AQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	66,148
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,025
Median (kWh/meter)	10,657

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	15,462
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,577
Median (kWh/meter)	3,167

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Hillcrest Hotel

95 Cronton Lane

110m

Jaguar Landrover Sports & Social Club

77 Cronton Lane

124m

Riverside College and Costa - Cronton Campus

Cronton Lane

200m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Blackhorse Post Office	18:00	12:00	649m
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	1,361m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	1,526m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5AQ

Facility	Distance
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club Cronton Lane, Widnes Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	124m
Cronton Sixth Form College Cronton Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	200m
Birchfield Sports And Social Club Birchfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	609m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 5AQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery Hall Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DW	Primary	1km
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS	Primary	1km
Lunts Heath Primary School Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ	Primary	1.1km

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WA8 5AQ ITL and WA8 5AQ 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 5AQ:

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 5AQ 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 5AQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00170548
LSOA	E01012393	Halton 001B
MSOA	E02002574	Halton 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 5AQ

WA8 5AP	Cronton Lane	71m
WA8 5BX	Cowan Way	75m
WA8 5AW	Cronton Lane	88m
WA8 5AR	Cronton Lane	102m
WA8 9FA	Stratton Park	156m
WA8 9AL	Hill View	156m
WA8 9AR	Cronton Lane	190m
WA8 5BJ	Hanging Birches	235m
WA8 5AJ	Cronton Lane	257m
WA8 5BW	Cowan Way	258m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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