WA8 5AX maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5AX lies on Norlands Lane in Widnes. WA8 5AX 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 5AX maps

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

WA8 5AX 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 5AX geodata

Easting	350854
Northing	388629
Latitude	53.392196
Longitude	-2.740479

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5AX?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5AX 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 5AX

35, NORLANDS LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5AX 2021 21 OCT £402,000
37B, NORLANDS LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5AX 2021 12 MAR £340,000
35, NORLANDS LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5AX 2010 16 MAR £410,000
31, NORLANDS LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5AX 2009 28 AUG £364,995
33, NORLANDS LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5AX 2009 28 AUG £353,995

➜ 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 5AX

June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Stratton Park	469m
May 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Stratton Park	469m
April 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Stratton Park	469m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5AX

Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	297m
Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	323m
The Globe (Birchfield Road)	Upton Rocks	334m
The Globe (Lunnts Heath Road)	Upton Rocks	358m
The Globe (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	365m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5AX

Widnes Station	1.6km
Hough Green Station	3.2km
Rainhill Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5AX

Broadband access in WA8 5AX (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	83.3%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	83.3%
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 5AX (2019 data)

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Median download speed	58.6Mbps
Average download speed	55.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	67.10Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	16.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	130,931
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	21,822
Median (kWh/meter)	24,410

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Jaguar Landrover Sports & Social Club

77 Cronton Lane

262m

Shell Farnworth Ltd

188-190 Lunts Heath Road

275m

Pizza Casa

12 Cronton Lane

288m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Blackhorse Post Office	18:00	12:00	725m
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	1,442m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	1,560m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5AX

Facility	Distance
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club Cronton Lane, Widnes Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	263m
Wilmere Lane Playing Fields Wilmere Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches	326m
Cronton Sixth Form College Cronton Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	544m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 5AX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lunts Heath Primary School Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ	Primary	981m
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	1.2km

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WA8 5AX ITL and WA8 5AX 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 5AX:

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 5AX 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 5AX:

	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 5AX

WA8 5AS	Norlands Lane	58m
WA8 5AD	Iona Crescent	61m
WA8 5AG	St Aidans Drive	124m
WA8 5AL	Nickleford Hall Drive	149m
WA8 5AB	King Oswald Crescent	171m
WA8 5BJ	Hanging Birches	177m
WA8 5AH	Lindisfarne Court	178m
WA8 5AY	Norlands Lane	198m
WA8 5AT	Norlands Lane	224m
WA8 5AU	Norlands Lane	227m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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