WA8 5QL maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5QL 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 5QL maps

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

GetTheData
Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

WA8 5QL geodata

Easting350345
Northing388284
Latitude53.389047
Longitude-2.748078

GetTheData
Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 5QL?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
➜ WA8 open data dashboard
➜ See where WA8 is on a map

WA8 5QL Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation50m164ft

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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardWhiston And Cronton
ConstituencySt Helens South And Whiston

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 5QL

January 2024Vehicle crimeOn or near Upton Rocks Avenue432m
October 2023Bicycle theftOn or near Pex Hill Court223m
October 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Harebell Close460m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

GetTheData
Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5QL

County Boundary (Cronton Road)Cronton38m
County Boundary (Cronton Road)Upton Rocks47m
Pex Hill (Cronton Lane)Upton Rocks159m
Pex Hill (Cronton Lane)Upton Rocks188m
Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)Upton Rocks337m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5QL

Widnes Station1.5km
Hough Green Station2.6km
Rainhill Station3.4km

GetTheData
Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Broadband

Broadband access in WA8 5QL (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 5QL (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%

GetTheData
Source: Ofcom
Licence: Ofcom Terms of Use (requires attribution)

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Riverside College and Costa - Cronton Campus
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Cronton Lane
84m
Hillcrest Hotel
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
95 Cronton Lane
198m
Jaguar Landrover Sports & Social Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
77 Cronton Lane
352m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 5QL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Blackhorse Post Office18:0012:00553m
Beaconsfield17:1511:001,523m
Farnworth S.o.17:1512:001,712m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5QL

FacilityDistance
Cronton Sixth Form College
Cronton Lane, Widnes
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio
84m
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club
Cronton Lane, Widnes
Sports Hall, Grass Pitches
352m
Birchfield Sports And Social Club
Birchfield Road, Widnes
Grass Pitches
785m

GetTheData
Source: Active Places
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest schools to WA8 5QL

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Hall Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DW
Primary758m
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy
Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DF
Primary1km
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS
Primary1.2km

GetTheData
Source: Edubase
Licence: Open Government Licence

WA8 5QL ITL and WA8 5QL 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 5QL:

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

WA8 5QL 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 5QL:

CodeName
OAE00032935
LSOAE01006503Knowsley 017D
MSOAE02001343Knowsley 017

Nearest postcodes to WA8 5QL

WA8 5ARCronton Lane192m
WA8 9DQPex Hill Court219m
WA8 9DLStone Cross Drive231m
WA8 5APCronton Lane236m
WA8 9DNLinacre Lane253m
WA8 5QNPex Hill273m
WA8 9FAStratton Park275m
WA8 5QJCronton Road291m
WA8 9DRAlderwood Court295m
WA8 9DGRosewood Farm Court325m