WA8 5BY maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5BY 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 January 2016.

WA8 5BY maps

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

Easting351279
Northing388507
Latitude53.391155
Longitude-2.734070

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5BY?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 5BY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5BY 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

WardFarnworth
ConstituencyHalton

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 5BY

2022
26 AUG
£525,000
12, TAME COURT, WIDNES, WA8 5BY
2016
23 JUN
£374,995
9, TAME COURT, WIDNES, WA8 5BY
2016
23 JUN
£529,995
15, TAME COURT, WIDNES, WA8 5BY
2016
16 JUN
£354,995
11, TAME COURT, WIDNES, WA8 5BY
2016
10 JUN
£376,995
14, TAME COURT, WIDNES, WA8 5BY
2016
26 MAY
£356,995
2016
20 MAY
£357,995
10, TAME COURT, WIDNES, WA8 5BY
2016
28 APR
£326,995
8, TAME COURT, WIDNES, WA8 5BY
2016
15 APR
£305,995
6, TAME COURT, WIDNES, WA8 5BY
2016
1 APR
£326,995

➜ 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 5BY

June 2022BurglaryOn or near Lunt'S Heath Road269m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Lunt'S Heath Road269m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Lunt'S Heath Road269m
➜ 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 5BY

Wilmere Lane (Wilmere)Lunt's Heath80m
Wilmere Lane (Lunts Heath Road)Lunt's Heath122m
The Globe (Lunnts Heath Road)Upton Rocks223m
The Globe (Lunts Heath Road)Lunt's Heath225m
The Globe (Birchfield Road)Upton Rocks326m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5BY

Widnes Station1.4km
Hough Green Station3.4km
Rainhill Station3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5BY

Broadband access in WA8 5BY (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband35.7%
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 5BY (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed20.0Mbps
Average download speed17.6Mbps
Maximum download speed26.34Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed2.2Mbps
Average upload speed2.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed5.27Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5BY (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 30Mbps64.3%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5BY

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Source: Ofcom
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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Jewsons
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
Lunts Heath Road
251m
Euro Garages Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
186 Lunts Heath Road
286m
Shell Farnworth Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
188-190 Lunts Heath Road
310m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 5BY

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Blackhorse Post Office18:0012:001,167m
Beaconsfield17:1511:001,167m
Farnworth S.o.17:1512:001,231m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5BY

FacilityDistance
Wilmere Lane Playing Fields
Wilmere Lane, Widnes
Grass Pitches
280m
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club
Cronton Lane, Widnes
Sports Hall, Grass Pitches
639m
Birchfield Sports And Social Club
Birchfield Road, Widnes
Grass Pitches
649m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 5BY

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lunts Heath Primary School
Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ
Primary594m
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS
Primary759m
Birchfield Nursery School
Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH
Nursery1.5km

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WA8 5BY ITL and WA8 5BY 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 5BY:

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

WA8 5BY 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 5BY:

CodeName
OAE00062526
LSOAE01012393Halton 001B
MSOAE02002574Halton 001

Nearest postcodes to WA8 5BY

WA8 5BLBirket Drive52m
WA8 5BALunts Heath Road71m
WA8 5BPGlazebrook Lane90m
WA8 5BBLunts Heath Road117m
WA8 5UWWilmere Lane124m
WA8 5BNStromford Close155m
WA8 5DYHornsmill Avenue186m
WA8 9FBHartland Close197m
WA8 5URWilmere Lane206m
WA8 9JRBaileys Close219m