WA8 5BW maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5BW lies on Cowan Way in Widnes. WA8 5BW 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 July 1995.

WA8 5BW maps

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

WA8 5BW 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 5BW geodata

Easting	350707
Northing	388110
Latitude	53.387518
Longitude	-2.742608

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5BW?

Street	Cowan Way
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 5BW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5BW 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	Birchfield
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 5BW

145, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 5BW 2021 29 SEP £210,000
145, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 5BW 2020 30 NOV £190,000
59, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 5BW 2020 8 OCT £265,000
59, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 5BW 2016 29 JUL £215,000
45, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 5BW 2010 9 JUL £169,950
59, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 5BW 2007 19 DEC £193,000
59, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 5BW 2007 19 DEC £193,000
137, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 5BW 2006 22 FEB £159,450
45, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 5BW 2003 7 MAR £112,000
57, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 5BW 2002 8 MAR £92,950

➜ 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 5BW

January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Upton Rocks Avenue	381m
October 2023	Bicycle theft	On or near Pex Hill Court	411m
October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Harebell Close	439m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5BW

Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	254m
Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	263m
Pex Hill (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	327m
Pex Hill (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	330m
The Globe (Birchfield Road)	Upton Rocks	370m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5BW

Widnes Station	1.2km
Hough Green Station	2.7km
Rainhill Station	3.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5BW

Broadband access in WA8 5BW (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	20.8%
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 5BW (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	15.0Mbps
Average download speed	16.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	55.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	2.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.99Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5BW (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	79.2%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5BW

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 5BW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	1,009,335
Meter count	76
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,281
Median (kWh/meter)	13,167

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	249,410
Meter count	67
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,723
Median (kWh/meter)	3,430

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

10.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 5BW:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Robert Cornes - Slimming World Franchise

95 Upton Rocks Avenue

260m

Tavern

288 Upton Lane

294m

Pizza Casa

12 Cronton Lane

317m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Blackhorse Post Office	18:00	12:00	888m
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	1,131m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	1,313m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5BW

Facility	Distance
Cronton Sixth Form College Cronton Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	331m
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club Cronton Lane, Widnes Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	370m
Birchfield Sports And Social Club Birchfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	385m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 5BW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS	Primary	844m
Lunts Heath Primary School Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ	Primary	926m
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery Hall Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DW	Primary	1.2km

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WA8 5BW ITL and WA8 5BW 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 5BW:

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 5BW 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 5BW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062423
LSOA	E01012374	Halton 002A
MSOA	E02002575	Halton 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 5BW

WA8 9BP	Cowan Way	60m
WA8 9BN	Hill View	90m
WA8 9FA	Stratton Park	133m
WA8 9BL	Chetwood Drive	172m
WA8 9DP	Fox Bank Close	174m
WA8 9AG	Upton Lane	176m
WA8 9AL	Hill View	177m
WA8 9BJ	Cowan Way	200m
WA8 5BX	Cowan Way	201m
WA8 9AN	Tynwald Crescent	209m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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