WA8 5DX maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5DX 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 May 2002.

WA8 5DX maps

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

WA8 5DX map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WA8 5DX geodata

Easting	349466
Northing	388795
Latitude	53.393557
Longitude	-2.761375

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5DX?

Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 5DX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5DX 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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Politics

Ward	Whiston And Cronton
Constituency	St Helens South And Whiston

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 5DX

November 2023	Burglary	On or near Kenley Avenue	446m
October 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Cronton Park Close	207m
August 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Kenley Avenue	446m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5DX

Hall Lane	Cronton	190m
Cronton Park Avenue (Hall Lane)	Cronton	199m
The Ridgeway (Smithy Lane)	Town End	273m
The Ridgeway (Smithy Lane)	Town End	274m
Hampton Drive (Smithy Lane)	Cronton	388m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5DX

Widnes Station	2.5km
Hough Green Station	2.5km
Rainhill Station	2.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WA8 5DX (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 limitations in WA8 5DX (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Cronton

Hall Lane

292m

Cronton Church Of England Primary School

Smithy Lane

293m

The Village Store

1 Hampton Drive

336m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Blackhorse Post Office	18:00	12:00	684m
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	2,536m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	2,729m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5DX

Facility	Distance
The Pasture Hall Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches	210m
Cronton Sixth Form College Cronton Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	1.1km
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club Cronton Lane, Widnes Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	1.2km

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Nearest schools to WA8 5DX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DF	Primary	320m
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery Hall Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DW	Primary	343m
Tower College Mill Lane, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 6NE	Not applicable	1.5km

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WA8 5DX ITL and WA8 5DX 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 5DX:

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 5DX 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 5DX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00032935
LSOA	E01006503	Knowsley 017D
MSOA	E02001343	Knowsley 017

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 5DX

WA8 5DH	Hall Lane	142m
WA8 5DQ	Hall Lane	176m
WA8 5DR	Cronton Park Close	191m
WA8 5DS	Brook Close	200m
WA8 5DJ	Cronton Park Avenue	245m
WA8 5DL	Iver Close	288m
WA8 5DN	Woburn Drive	293m
WA8 5DW	Hall Lane	293m
WA8 5DF	Smithy Lane	301m
WA8 5DG	The Ridgeway	318m

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