WA8 5BL maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5BL lies on Birket Drive in Widnes. WA8 5BL 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 October 2015.

WA8 5BL maps

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

Easting351283
Northing388559
Latitude53.391623
Longitude-2.734018

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5BL?

StreetBirket Drive
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 5BL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5BL 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 5BL

2021
22 SEP
£550,000
2019
22 FEB
£450,000
2018
30 AUG
£387,000
4, BIRKET DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 5BL
2016
12 AUG
£370,000
6, BIRKET DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 5BL
2016
24 JUN
£369,995
2, BIRKET DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 5BL
2016
18 MAY
£322,995
9, BIRKET DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 5BL
2015
18 DEC
£429,995
8, BIRKET DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 5BL
2015
18 DEC
£304,995
1, BIRKET DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 5BL
2015
27 NOV
£372,995
2015
23 NOV
£356,995

➜ 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 5BL

June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Lunt'S Heath Road305m
June 2022BurglaryOn or near Lunt'S Heath Road305m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Lunt'S Heath Road305m
➜ 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 5BL

Wilmere Lane (Wilmere)Lunt's Heath118m
Wilmere Lane (Lunts Heath Road)Lunt's Heath172m
The Globe (Lunnts Heath Road)Upton Rocks261m
The Globe (Lunts Heath Road)Lunt's Heath264m
The Globe (Birchfield Road)Upton Rocks360m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5BL

Widnes Station1.5km
Hough Green Station3.5km
Rainhill Station3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5BL

Broadband access in WA8 5BL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband77.8%
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 5BL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed19.5Mbps
Average download speed23.7Mbps
Maximum download speed32.94Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed5.0Mbps
Average upload speed4.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed6.09Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5BL (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 30Mbps22.2%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5BL

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Source: Ofcom
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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Jewsons
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
Lunts Heath Road
284m
Euro Garages Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
186 Lunts Heath Road
316m
Shell Farnworth Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
188-190 Lunts Heath Road
336m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 5BL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Blackhorse Post Office18:0012:001,159m
Beaconsfield17:1511:001,217m
Farnworth S.o.17:1512:001,276m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5BL

FacilityDistance
Wilmere Lane Playing Fields
Wilmere Lane, Widnes
Grass Pitches
236m
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club
Cronton Lane, Widnes
Sports Hall, Grass Pitches
648m
Birchfield Sports And Social Club
Birchfield Road, Widnes
Grass Pitches
699m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 5BL

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lunts Heath Primary School
Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ
Primary635m
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS
Primary808m
Birchfield Nursery School
Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH
Nursery1.6km

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WA8 5BL ITL and WA8 5BL 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 5BL:

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

WA8 5BL 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 5BL:

CodeName
OAE00062526
LSOAE01012393Halton 001B
MSOAE02002574Halton 001

Nearest postcodes to WA8 5BL

WA8 5BPGlazebrook Lane57m
WA8 5BNStromford Close104m
WA8 5BALunts Heath Road115m
WA8 5URWilmere Lane155m
WA8 5UWWilmere Lane158m
WA8 5BBLunts Heath Road169m
WA8 5DYHornsmill Avenue173m
WA8 9FBHartland Close247m
WA8 5DZMarsh Brook Road253m
WA8 9JRBaileys Close269m