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.


| Easting | 349107 |
| Northing | 388433 |
| Latitude | 53.390269 |
| Longitude | -2.766715 |
| Street | Houghton Croft |
| Town/City | Widnes |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | WA8 |
Elevation or altitude of WA8 5HL as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 30m | 98ft |
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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| Ward | Whiston And Cronton |
|---|---|
| Constituency | St Helens South And Whiston |
4, HOUGHTON CROFT, WIDNES, WA8 5HL 2014 18 SEP £250,000 |
3, HOUGHTON CROFT, WIDNES, WA8 5HL 2004 17 SEP £200,000 |
| Hampton Drive (Smithy Lane) | Cronton | 206m |
| Smithy Lane | Cronton | 207m |
| The Ridgeway (Smithy Lane) | Town End | 238m |
| The Ridgeway (Smithy Lane) | Town End | 238m |
| Smithy Lane (Cronton Road) | Cronton | 337m |
| Hough Green Station | 2.1km |
| Widnes Station | 2.6km |
| Rainhill Station | 3km |
| 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
| 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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| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Blackhorse Post Office | 18:00 | 12:00 | 1,106m |
| Beaconsfield | 17:15 | 11:00 | 2,678m |
| Farnworth S.o. | 17:15 | 12:00 | 2,894m |
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 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 |
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:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00032938 | |
| LSOA | E01006503 | Knowsley 017D |
| MSOA | E02001343 | Knowsley 017 |
| WA8 5BU | Wheatfield Road | 117m |
| WA8 5BT | Smithy Close | 129m |
| WA8 5DG | The Ridgeway | 195m |
| WA8 5HJ | Forge Close | 217m |
| WA8 5DF | Smithy Lane | 225m |
| WA8 5QD | Cronton Road | 254m |
| WA8 5QF | Cronton Road | 262m |
| WA8 5BS | Smithy Lane | 263m |
| WA8 5BZ | Hampton Drive | 273m |
| WA8 5DL | Iver Close | 305m |