WA8 5BQ maps, stats, and open data

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

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

WA8 5BQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
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WA8 5BQ geodata

Easting	351686
Northing	388354
Latitude	53.389817
Longitude	-2.727927

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5BQ?

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 5BQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5BQ 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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 5BQ

June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Minton Way	264m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Grosvenor Road	342m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Grosvenor Road	342m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5BQ

Cranshaw Lane (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	56m
Cranshaw Lane (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	66m
Church View (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	238m
Church View (Lunnts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	260m
Wilmere Lane (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	458m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5BQ

Widnes Station	1.3km
Hough Green Station	3.7km
Rainhill Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WA8 5BQ (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 limitations in WA8 5BQ (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%

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WA8 5BQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	37,146
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	6,191
Median (kWh/meter)	5,469

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Lunts Heath Primary

Wedgewood Drive

400m

Abbeyfield Society

59 Coroners Lane

455m

Wizz Kids Out of School Club

Pit Lane

619m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	966m
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	985m
Lytham Road	17:30	11:00	1,455m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5BQ

Facility	Distance
Wilmere Lane Playing Fields Wilmere Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches	667m
Widnes Cricket Club Beaconsfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	776m
Birchfield Sports And Social Club Birchfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	792m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 5BQ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lunts Heath Primary School Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ	Primary	332m
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS	Primary	613m
Birchfield Nursery School Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH	Nursery	1.4km

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WA8 5BQ ITL and WA8 5BQ 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 5BQ:

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 5BQ 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 5BQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062514
LSOA	E01012395	Halton 001C
MSOA	E02002574	Halton 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 5BQ

WA8 5BG	Lunts Heath Road	78m
WA8 9RX	Swynnerton Way	81m
WA8 9RP	Churchfields	100m
WA8 9RU	Birkdale Road	143m
WA8 5EA	Bollin Court	153m
WA8 9RT	Grosvenor Road	171m
WA8 9JJ	Gleneagles Drive	174m
WA8 9RS	Wenger Road	174m
WA8 9RW	Birkdale Road	181m
WA8 5BD	Lunts Heath Road	183m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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