WA8 5AU maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5AU lies on Norlands Lane in Widnes. WA8 5AU 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 July 1995.

WA8 5AU maps

WA8 5AU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WA8 5AU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WA8 5AU geodata

Easting350754
Northing388833
Latitude53.394036
Longitude-2.742014

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5AU?

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

WA8 5AU Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation50m164ft

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

WardBirchfield
ConstituencyHalton

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 5AU

2022
25 MAR
£326,000
2018
20 DEC
£404,095
2018
14 DEC
£314,095
2018
12 NOV
£389,000
75, NORLANDS LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5AU
2016
28 OCT
£396,995
73, NORLANDS LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5AU
2016
28 OCT
£380,895
2016
25 OCT
£389,000
57, NORLANDS LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5AU
2016
28 SEP
£315,895
63, NORLANDS LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5AU
2016
29 JUL
£337,995
2006
15 SEP
£217,000

➜ 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 5AU

June 2022Anti-social behaviourOn or near Norlands Park124m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Nickleford Hall Drive127m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Nickleford Hall Drive127m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5AU

Valentine House (Wilmere Lane)Lunt's Heath449m
Valentine House (Wilmere Lane)Lunt's Heath453m
Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)Upton Rocks463m
Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)Upton Rocks478m
Pex Hill (Cronton Lane)Upton Rocks519m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5AU

Widnes Station1.8km
Rainhill Station3km
Hough Green Station3.3km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5AU

Broadband access in WA8 5AU (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband speed in WA8 5AU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed39.5Mbps
Average download speed45.8Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.8Mbps
Average upload speed11.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5AU (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 5AU

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WA8 5AU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)150,215
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)15,022
Median (kWh/meter)16,079

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)32,684
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)3,268
Median (kWh/meter)3,246
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 5AU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 5AU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Jaguar Landrover Sports & Social Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
77 Cronton Lane
376m
Fairview Farm Shop
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
147 Wilmere Lane
415m
Shell Farnworth Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
188-190 Lunts Heath Road
503m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 5AU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Blackhorse Post Office18:0012:00605m
Beaconsfield17:1511:001,669m
Farnworth S.o.17:1512:001,783m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5AU

FacilityDistance
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club
Cronton Lane, Widnes
Sports Hall, Grass Pitches
376m
Wilmere Lane Playing Fields
Wilmere Lane, Widnes
Grass Pitches
407m
Cronton Sixth Form College
Cronton Lane, Widnes
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio
634m

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Nearest schools to WA8 5AU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lunts Heath Primary School
Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ
Primary1.2km
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Hall Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DW
Primary1.2km
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS
Primary1.3km

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WA8 5AU ITL and WA8 5AU 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 5AU:

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

WA8 5AU 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 5AU:

CodeName
OAE00170557
LSOAE01012393Halton 001B
MSOAE02002574Halton 001

Nearest postcodes to WA8 5AU

WA8 5ATNorlands Lane37m
WA8 5ALNickleford Hall Drive128m
WA8 5BHNorlands Park145m
WA8 5AEConnaught Crescent176m
WA8 5AGSt Aidans Drive183m
WA8 5ABKing Oswald Crescent224m
WA8 5AXNorlands Lane227m
WA8 5ADIona Crescent247m
WA8 5ASNorlands Lane272m
WA8 5AHLindisfarne Court295m