WA8 5BZ maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5BZ lies on Hampton Drive in Widnes. WA8 5BZ is located in the Whiston and Cronton electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Knowsley and the English Parliamentary constituency of St Helens South and Whiston. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01J and the police force is Merseyside. This postcode has been in use since July 1995.

WA8 5BZ maps

WA8 5BZ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WA8 5BZ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WA8 5BZ geodata

Easting349378
Northing388468
Latitude53.390609
Longitude-2.762646

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5BZ?

StreetHampton Drive
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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➜ Where is Cronton?

WA8 5BZ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5BZ as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation30m98ft

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

WardWhiston And Cronton
ConstituencySt Helens South And Whiston

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 5BZ

November 2023BurglaryOn or near Kenley Avenue220m
October 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Cronton Park Close135m
August 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kenley Avenue220m
➜ Hampton Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5BZ

Hampton Drive (Smithy Lane)Cronton72m
Smithy LaneCronton87m
The Ridgeway (Smithy Lane)Town End142m
The Ridgeway (Smithy Lane)Town End154m
Cronton Park Avenue (Hall Lane)Cronton183m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5BZ

Hough Green Station2.2km
Widnes Station2.4km
Rainhill Station3km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5BZ

Broadband access in WA8 5BZ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
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 5BZ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed45.4Mbps
Maximum download speed79.94Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed11.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5BZ (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 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5BZ

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WA8 5BZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)244,626
Meter count21
Mean (kWh/meter)11,649
Median (kWh/meter)11,669

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)93,068
Meter count20
Mean (kWh/meter)4,653
Median (kWh/meter)4,188
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 5BZ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 5BZ.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

45.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 5BZ:

Food Standards Agency

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

The Village Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 2 (Improvement Necessary)
1 Hampton Drive
3m
Cronton Church Of England Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Smithy Lane
113m
Dandelion Tavern
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
427 Cronton Road
187m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 5BZ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Blackhorse Post Office18:0012:00841m
Beaconsfield17:1511:002,447m
Farnworth S.o.17:1512:002,657m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5BZ

FacilityDistance
The Pasture
Hall Lane, Widnes
Grass Pitches
289m
Cronton Sixth Form College
Cronton Lane, Widnes
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio
1.1km
Parklands Sports Club
Parklands, Widnes
Grass Pitches
1.1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 5BZ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy
Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DF
Primary60m
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Hall Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DW
Primary237m
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Hough Green Road, Widnes, WA8 4PG
Primary1.3km

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WA8 5BZ ITL and WA8 5BZ 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 5BZ:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD7Merseyside
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD71East Merseyside
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000011Knowsley

WA8 5BZ 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 5BZ:

CodeName
OAE00032938
LSOAE01006503Knowsley 017D
MSOAE02001343Knowsley 017

Nearest postcodes to WA8 5BZ

WA8 5DLIver Close51m
WA8 5DDMalton Close83m
WA8 5DFSmithy Lane104m
WA8 5DELambourn Avenue113m
WA8 5BSSmithy Lane118m
WA8 5DJCronton Park Avenue126m
WA8 5DAHampton Drive126m
WA8 5BTSmithy Close149m
WA8 5DRCronton Park Close149m
WA8 5DSBrook Close150m