WA8 5BN maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5BN lies on Stromford Close in Widnes. WA8 5BN 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 November 2014.

WA8 5BN maps

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

WA8 5BN 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 5BN geodata

Easting	351317
Northing	388657
Latitude	53.392491
Longitude	-2.733522

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5BN?

Street	Stromford Close
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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WA8 5BN Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5BN 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	Farnworth
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 5BN

9, STROMFORD CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 5BN 2020 27 NOV £460,000
15, STROMFORD CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 5BN 2016 22 JAN £600,000
3, STROMFORD CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 5BN 2015 14 OCT £369,995
11, STROMFORD CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 5BN 2015 21 AUG £529,995
21, STROMFORD CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 5BN 2015 26 JUN £464,995
1, STROMFORD CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 5BN 2015 19 JUN £345,995
19, STROMFORD CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 5BN 2015 12 JUN £574,995
5, STROMFORD CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 5BN 2015 5 JUN £319,995
12, STROMFORD CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 5BN 2015 5 JUN £424,995
17, STROMFORD CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 5BN 2015 5 JUN £469,995

➜ 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 5BN

June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Lindisfarne Court	369m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Lunt'S Heath Road	399m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Lunt'S Heath Road	399m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5BN

Wilmere Lane (Wilmere)	Lunt's Heath	219m
Wilmere Lane (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	276m
Valentine House (Wilmere Lane)	Lunt's Heath	309m
The Globe (Lunnts Heath Road)	Upton Rocks	358m
Valentine House (Wilmere Lane)	Lunt's Heath	359m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5BN

Widnes Station	1.6km
Rainhill Station	3.5km
Hough Green Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5BN

Broadband access in WA8 5BN (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
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 5BN (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	26.1Mbps
Average download speed	25.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	37.31Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.6Mbps
Average upload speed	5.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.45Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5BN (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	16.7%

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WA8 5BN gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	324,511
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	18,028
Median (kWh/meter)	17,292

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	54,457
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,538
Median (kWh/meter)	4,204

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Jewsons

Lunts Heath Road

375m

Euro Garages Ltd

186 Lunts Heath Road

402m

Shell Farnworth Ltd

188-190 Lunts Heath Road

419m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Blackhorse Post Office	18:00	12:00	1,176m
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	1,305m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	1,354m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5BN

Facility	Distance
Wilmere Lane Playing Fields Wilmere Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches	191m
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club Cronton Lane, Widnes Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	700m
Birchfield Sports And Social Club Birchfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	803m

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Nearest schools to WA8 5BN

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lunts Heath Primary School Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ	Primary	703m
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS	Primary	896m
Birchfield Nursery School Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH	Nursery	1.7km

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WA8 5BN ITL and WA8 5BN 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 5BN:

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 5BN 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 5BN:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062526
LSOA	E01012393	Halton 001B
MSOA	E02002574	Halton 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 5BN

WA8 5UR	Wilmere Lane	79m
WA8 5BP	Glazebrook Lane	83m
WA8 5BL	Birket Drive	104m
WA8 5DY	Hornsmill Avenue	167m
WA8 5BA	Lunts Heath Road	206m
WA8 5UW	Wilmere Lane	256m
WA8 5DZ	Marsh Brook Road	262m
WA8 5BB	Lunts Heath Road	270m
WA8 5BD	Lunts Heath Road	299m
WA8 5AH	Lindisfarne Court	303m

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