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
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
WA8 5BY geodata
| Easting | 351279 |
| Northing | 388507 |
| Latitude | 53.391155 |
| Longitude | -2.734070 |
Where is WA8 5BY?
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WA8 |
WA8 5BY Elevation
Elevation or altitude of WA8 5BY 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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Politics
| Ward | Farnworth |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Halton |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in WA8 5BY
2025 10 MAR £590,000 |
2024 19 APR £400,000 |
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 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to WA8 5BY
| Wilmere Lane (Wilmere) | Lunt's Heath | 80m |
| Wilmere Lane (Lunts Heath Road) | Lunt's Heath | 122m |
| The Globe (Lunnts Heath Road) | Upton Rocks | 223m |
| The Globe (Lunts Heath Road) | Lunt's Heath | 225m |
| The Globe (Birchfield Road) | Upton Rocks | 326m |
Nearest railway stations to WA8 5BY
| Widnes Station | 1.4km |
| Hough Green Station | 3.4km |
| Rainhill Station | 3.6km |
Broadband
Broadband access in WA8 5BY (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 35.7% |
| 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 5BY (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 20.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 17.6Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 26.34Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 2.2Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 2.4Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 5.27Mbps |
Broadband limitations in WA8 5BY (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 | 64.3% |
Deprivation
7.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 5BY:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA8 5BY (metres)
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Nearest post box to WA8 5BY
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Blackhorse Post Office | 18:00 | 12:00 | 1,167m |
| Beaconsfield | 17:15 | 11:00 | 1,167m |
| Farnworth S.o. | 17:15 | 12:00 | 1,231m |
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 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 |
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:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00062526 | |
| LSOA | E01012393 | Halton 001B |
| MSOA | E02002574 | Halton 001 |
Nearest postcodes to WA8 5BY
| WA8 5BL | Birket Drive | 52m |
| WA8 5BA | Lunts Heath Road | 71m |
| WA8 5BP | Glazebrook Lane | 90m |
| WA8 5BB | Lunts Heath Road | 117m |
| WA8 5UW | Wilmere Lane | 124m |
| WA8 5BN | Stromford Close | 155m |
| WA8 5DY | Hornsmill Avenue | 186m |
| WA8 9FB | Hartland Close | 197m |
| WA8 5UR | Wilmere Lane | 206m |
| WA8 9JR | Baileys Close | 219m |
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