WA8 5BG maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5BG lies on Lunts Heath Road in Widnes. WA8 5BG 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 5BG maps

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

WA8 5BG 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 5BG geodata

Easting	351761
Northing	388374
Latitude	53.389988
Longitude	-2.726802

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5BG?

Street	Lunts Heath Road
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 5BG Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	40m	131ft

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	Farnworth
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 5BG

48A, LUNTS HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 5BG 2021 28 MAY £446,000
48A, LUNTS HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 5BG 2018 18 JUL £385,000
48B, LUNTS HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 5BG 2014 25 SEP £340,000
48, LUNTS HEATH ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 5BG 2009 30 APR £215,000

➜ 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 5BG

June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Minton Way	229m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Grosvenor Road	347m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Grosvenor Road	347m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5BG

Cranshaw Lane (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	110m
Cranshaw Lane (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	129m
Church View (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	180m
Church View (Lunnts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	198m
Wilmere Lane (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	531m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5BG

Widnes Station	1.4km
Hough Green Station	3.8km
Rainhill Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5BG

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

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Median download speed	45.7Mbps
Average download speed	46.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	17.7Mbps
Average upload speed	13.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5BG (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 5BG

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 5BG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	263,616
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,507
Median (kWh/meter)	13,068

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	60,768
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,051
Median (kWh/meter)	3,365

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

20.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 5BG:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Lunts Heath Primary

Wedgewood Drive

421m

Abbeyfield Society

59 Coroners Lane

526m

Jo's Hot Food

Trading: Lunts Heath Road

639m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	979m
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	1,016m
Lytham Road	17:30	11:00	1,465m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5BG

Facility	Distance
Wilmere Lane Playing Fields Wilmere Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches	718m
Widnes Cricket Club Beaconsfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	809m
Birchfield Sports And Social Club Birchfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	865m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 5BG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lunts Heath Primary School Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ	Primary	371m
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS	Primary	660m
Birchfield Nursery School Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH	Nursery	1.5km

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WA8 5BG ITL and WA8 5BG 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 5BG:

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 5BG 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 5BG:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062527
LSOA	E01012395	Halton 001C
MSOA	E02002574	Halton 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 5BG

WA8 5BQ	Lunts Heath Road	78m
WA8 9RX	Swynnerton Way	92m
WA8 9RT	Grosvenor Road	145m
WA8 9RU	Birkdale Road	162m
WA8 9QX	Grosvenor Road	164m
WA8 9RP	Churchfields	177m
WA8 9RS	Wenger Road	189m
WA8 5EA	Bollin Court	195m
WA8 9QY	Minton Way	219m
WA8 5RY	Lunts Heath Road	232m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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