WA8 5HL maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5HL lies on Houghton Croft in Widnes. WA8 5HL 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 5HL maps

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

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WA8 5HL geodata

Easting349107
Northing388433
Latitude53.390269
Longitude-2.766715

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Where is WA8 5HL?

StreetHoughton Croft
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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WA8 5HL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5HL 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

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 5HL

4, HOUGHTON CROFT, WIDNES, WA8 5HL
2014
18 SEP
£250,000
3, HOUGHTON CROFT, WIDNES, WA8 5HL
2004
17 SEP
£200,000

➜ 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 5HL

November 2023BurglaryOn or near Kenley Avenue469m
October 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Cronton Park Close362m
August 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kenley Avenue469m
➜ Houghton Croft crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5HL

Hampton Drive (Smithy Lane)Cronton206m
Smithy LaneCronton207m
The Ridgeway (Smithy Lane)Town End238m
The Ridgeway (Smithy Lane)Town End238m
Smithy Lane (Cronton Road)Cronton337m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5HL

Hough Green Station2.1km
Widnes Station2.6km
Rainhill Station3km

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Broadband

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

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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Cronton Church Of England Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Smithy Lane
228m
The Village Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 2 (Improvement Necessary)
1 Hampton Drive
272m
Unicorn Inn
Food Hygiene Rating: 2 (Improvement Necessary)
405 Cronton Road
284m

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Nearest post box to WA8 5HL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Blackhorse Post Office18:0012:001,106m
Beaconsfield17:1511:002,678m
Farnworth S.o.17:1512:002,894m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5HL

FacilityDistance
The Pasture
Hall Lane, Widnes
Grass Pitches
543m
Parklands Sports Club
Parklands, Widnes
Grass Pitches
1.2km
Cronton Sixth Form College
Cronton Lane, Widnes
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio
1.3km

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Nearest schools to WA8 5HL

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy
Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DF
Primary235m
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Hall Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DW
Primary510m
All Saints Upton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Hough Green Road, Widnes, WA8 4PG
Primary1.2km

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WA8 5HL ITL and WA8 5HL 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 5HL:

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

WA8 5HL 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 5HL:

CodeName
OAE00032938
LSOAE01006503Knowsley 017D
MSOAE02001343Knowsley 017

Nearest postcodes to WA8 5HL

WA8 5BUWheatfield Road117m
WA8 5BTSmithy Close129m
WA8 5DGThe Ridgeway195m
WA8 5HJForge Close217m
WA8 5DFSmithy Lane225m
WA8 5QDCronton Road254m
WA8 5QFCronton Road262m
WA8 5BSSmithy Lane263m
WA8 5BZHampton Drive273m
WA8 5DLIver Close305m