WA8 5BJ maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5BJ lies on Hanging Birches in Widnes. WA8 5BJ 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 February 2012.

WA8 5BJ maps

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

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WA8 5BJ geodata

Easting350831
Northing388453
Latitude53.390612
Longitude-2.740797

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5BJ?

StreetHanging Birches
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 5BJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5BJ 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 5BJ

2023
25 AUG
£360,000
2023
12 MAY
£380,000
2021
24 SEP
£330,000
4, HANGING BIRCHES, WIDNES, WA8 5BJ
2021
20 JUL
£295,000
20, HANGING BIRCHES, WIDNES, WA8 5BJ
2020
14 AUG
£302,000
2019
6 SEP
£320,000
2017
8 JUN
£250,000
8, HANGING BIRCHES, WIDNES, WA8 5BJ
2017
12 MAY
£294,000
2016
18 MAR
£260,000
2014
21 MAR
£270,000

➜ 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 5BJ

June 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Stratton Park315m
May 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Stratton Park315m
April 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Stratton Park315m
➜ 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 5BJ

Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)Upton Rocks150m
Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)Upton Rocks182m
The Globe (Birchfield Road)Upton Rocks212m
The Globe (Lunnts Heath Road)Upton Rocks283m
The Globe (Lunts Heath Road)Lunt's Heath288m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5BJ

Widnes Station1.4km
Hough Green Station3.1km
Rainhill Station3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5BJ

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

Download

Median download speed69.8Mbps
Average download speed60.3Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed19.2Mbps
Average upload speed15.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5BJ (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 5BJ

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Source: Ofcom
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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Pizza Casa
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
12 Cronton Lane
136m
Upton Rocks Pharmacy
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
12a Cronton Lane
136m
Cronton Lane Bakery
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
12 Cronton Lane
136m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 5BJ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Blackhorse Post Office18:0012:00765m
Beaconsfield17:1511:001,305m
Farnworth S.o.17:1512:001,440m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5BJ

FacilityDistance
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club
Cronton Lane, Widnes
Sports Hall, Grass Pitches
191m
Cronton Sixth Form College
Cronton Lane, Widnes
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio
434m
Wilmere Lane Playing Fields
Wilmere Lane, Widnes
Grass Pitches
444m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 5BJ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lunts Heath Primary School
Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ
Primary905m
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS
Primary939m
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Hall Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DW
Primary1.2km

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WA8 5BJ ITL and WA8 5BJ 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 5BJ:

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

WA8 5BJ 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 5BJ:

CodeName
OAE00170544
LSOAE01012393Halton 001B
MSOAE02002574Halton 001

Nearest postcodes to WA8 5BJ

WA8 9ARCronton Lane68m
WA8 5AJCronton Lane117m
WA8 5AYNorlands Lane117m
WA8 5ASNorlands Lane121m
WA8 5AWCronton Lane169m
WA8 5AXNorlands Lane177m
WA8 5AFBlack Horse Lane187m
WA8 9ALHill View188m
WA8 5BXCowan Way208m
WA8 5ADIona Crescent208m