WA8 5BB maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5BB lies on Lunts Heath Road in Widnes. WA8 5BB is located in the Farnworth 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 5BB maps

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

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WA8 5BB geodata

Easting351276
Northing388390
Latitude53.390087
Longitude-2.734097

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5BB?

StreetLunts Heath Road
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 5BB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5BB 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.

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Politics

WardFarnworth
ConstituencyHalton

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 5BB

BALUCO HOUSE, LUNTS HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 5BB
2022
8 JUL
£900,000
2021
13 AUG
£250,000
265, LUNTS HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 5BB
2021
18 JUN
£355,000
249, LUNTS HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 5BB
2020
28 FEB
£625,000
2016
15 NOV
£219,000
271, LUNTS HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 5BB
2016
19 AUG
£314,000
269, LUNTS HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 5BB
1999
23 NOV
£151,500
1997
20 JUN
£225,000
259, LUNTS HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 5BB
1995
24 NOV
£85,000

➜ 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 5BB

October 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Buckingham Avenue442m
October 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Buckingham Avenue442m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Elworth Avenue221m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5BB

Wilmere Lane (Lunts Heath Road)Lunt's Heath46m
Wilmere Lane (Wilmere)Lunt's Heath101m
The Globe (Lunts Heath Road)Lunt's Heath173m
The Globe (Lunnts Heath Road)Upton Rocks175m
The Globe (Birchfield Road)Lunt's Heath266m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5BB

Widnes Station1.3km
Hough Green Station3.4km
Rainhill Station3.7km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5BB

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

Download

Median download speed39.9Mbps
Average download speed49.2Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed13.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5BB (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 5BB

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WA8 5BB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)221,927
Meter count13
Mean (kWh/meter)17,071
Median (kWh/meter)16,731

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)45,491
Meter count11
Mean (kWh/meter)4,136
Median (kWh/meter)3,494
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 5BB, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 5BB.
  • 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 5BB:

Food Standards Agency

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

Jewsons
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
Lunts Heath Road
212m
Euro Garages Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
186 Lunts Heath Road
255m
Shell Farnworth Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
188-190 Lunts Heath Road
283m

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Nearest post box to WA8 5BB

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Beaconsfield17:1511:001,055m
Farnworth S.o.17:1512:001,128m
Blackhorse Post Office18:0012:001,199m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5BB

FacilityDistance
Wilmere Lane Playing Fields
Wilmere Lane, Widnes
Grass Pitches
387m
Birchfield Sports And Social Club
Birchfield Road, Widnes
Grass Pitches
542m
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club
Cronton Lane, Widnes
Sports Hall, Grass Pitches
641m

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Nearest schools to WA8 5BB

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lunts Heath Primary School
Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ
Primary506m
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS
Primary648m
Birchfield Nursery School
Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH
Nursery1.4km

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WA8 5BB ITL and WA8 5BB 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 5BB:

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

WA8 5BB 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 5BB:

CodeName
OAE00062526
LSOAE01012393Halton 001B
MSOAE02002574Halton 001

Nearest postcodes to WA8 5BB

WA8 5BALunts Heath Road77m
WA8 9FBHartland Close89m
WA8 9JRBaileys Close115m
WA8 5UWWilmere Lane119m
WA8 9FDKemberton Drive157m
WA8 5BLBirket Drive169m
WA8 9JPMonica Drive180m
WA8 9JLFarndale182m
WA8 5BPGlazebrook Lane196m
WA8 5AZLunts Heath Road211m