WA8 5DS maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5DS lies on Brook Close in Widnes. WA8 5DS 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 5DS maps

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

WA8 5DS 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 5DS geodata

Easting	349372
Northing	388618
Latitude	53.391957
Longitude	-2.762760

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5DS?

Street	Brook Close
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 5DS Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5DS 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	Whiston And Cronton
Constituency	St Helens South And Whiston

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 5DS

8, BROOK CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 5DS 2021 30 JUL £300,000
8, BROOK CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 5DS 2009 10 DEC £173,000
8, BROOK CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 5DS 2004 9 FEB £202,500

➜ Cronton house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 5DS

November 2023	Burglary	On or near Kenley Avenue	324m
October 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Cronton Park Close	67m
August 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Kenley Avenue	324m
➜ Brook Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5DS

The Ridgeway (Smithy Lane)	Town End	87m
The Ridgeway (Smithy Lane)	Town End	91m
Cronton Park Avenue (Hall Lane)	Cronton	134m
Hall Lane	Cronton	143m
Hampton Drive (Smithy Lane)	Cronton	189m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5DS

Hough Green Station	2.3km
Widnes Station	2.5km
Rainhill Station	2.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5DS

Broadband access in WA8 5DS (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 speed in WA8 5DS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	35.0Mbps
Average download speed	41.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	62.88Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.8Mbps
Average upload speed	7.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.94Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5DS (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5DS

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 5DS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	130,760
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,345
Median (kWh/meter)	16,262

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	34,256
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,282
Median (kWh/meter)	3,583

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Cronton Church Of England Primary School

Smithy Lane

96m

The Village Store

1 Hampton Drive

147m

Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Cronton

Hall Lane

262m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Blackhorse Post Office	18:00	12:00	799m
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	2,523m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	2,726m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5DS

Facility	Distance
The Pasture Hall Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches	238m
Cronton Sixth Form College Cronton Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	1.1km
Parklands Sports Club Parklands, Widnes Grass Pitches	1.2km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 5DS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DF	Primary	120m
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery Hall Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DW	Primary	276m
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Hough Green Road, Widnes, WA8 4PG	Primary	1.5km

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WA8 5DS ITL and WA8 5DS 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 5DS:

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
E08000011	Knowsley

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WA8 5DS 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 5DS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00032938
LSOA	E01006503	Knowsley 017D
MSOA	E02001343	Knowsley 017

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 5DS

WA8 5DR	Cronton Park Close	60m
WA8 5DQ	Hall Lane	96m
WA8 5DF	Smithy Lane	103m
WA8 5DL	Iver Close	108m
WA8 5DH	Hall Lane	122m
WA8 5DJ	Cronton Park Avenue	123m
WA8 5BZ	Hampton Drive	150m
WA8 5DG	The Ridgeway	151m
WA8 5DN	Woburn Drive	199m
WA8 5DD	Malton Close	200m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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