WA8 5AR maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5AR lies on Cronton Lane in Widnes. WA8 5AR 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 November 2005.

WA8 5AR maps

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

WA8 5AR 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 5AR geodata

Easting	350537
Northing	388291
Latitude	53.389128
Longitude	-2.745192

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5AR?

Street	Cronton Lane
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 5AR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5AR 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 5AR

January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Upton Rocks Avenue	448m
October 2023	Bicycle theft	On or near Pex Hill Court	328m
October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Harebell Close	494m
➜ Cronton Lane crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5AR

Pex Hill (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	79m
Pex Hill (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	88m
Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	153m
Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	186m
County Boundary (Cronton Road)	Cronton	186m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5AR

Widnes Station	1.4km
Hough Green Station	2.7km
Rainhill Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5AR

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

Download

Median download speed	55.0Mbps
Average download speed	54.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	79.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	13.6Mbps
Average upload speed	14.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5AR (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 5AR

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 5AR gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	263,109
Meter count	46
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,720
Median (kWh/meter)	5,799

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Hillcrest Hotel

95 Cronton Lane

100m

Riverside College and Costa - Cronton Campus

Cronton Lane

108m

Jaguar Landrover Sports & Social Club

77 Cronton Lane

212m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Blackhorse Post Office	18:00	12:00	640m
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	1,378m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	1,555m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5AR

Facility	Distance
Cronton Sixth Form College Cronton Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	108m
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club Cronton Lane, Widnes Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	210m
Birchfield Sports And Social Club Birchfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	628m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 5AR

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery Hall Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DW	Primary	943m
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS	Primary	1.1km
Lunts Heath Primary School Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ	Primary	1.1km

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WA8 5AR ITL and WA8 5AR 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 5AR:

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 5AR 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 5AR:

	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 5AR

WA8 5AP	Cronton Lane	98m
WA8 9FA	Stratton Park	117m
WA8 5BX	Cowan Way	145m
WA8 5AW	Cronton Lane	176m
WA8 9AL	Hill View	220m
WA8 5BW	Cowan Way	248m
WA8 9DL	Stone Cross Drive	257m
WA8 9BP	Cowan Way	277m
WA8 9BN	Hill View	283m
WA8 9AR	Cronton Lane	286m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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