WA8 5UP maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5UP lies on Wilmere Lane in Widnes. WA8 5UP is located in the Birchfield electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Halton and the English Parliamentary constituency of Halton. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01F and the police force is Cheshire. This postcode has been in use since July 1995.

WA8 5UP maps

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

WA8 5UP 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 5UP geodata

Easting	351125
Northing	389060
Latitude	53.396111
Longitude	-2.736471

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5UP?

Street	Wilmere Lane
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 5UP Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	50m	164ft

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	Birchfield
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 5UP

June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Nickleford Hall Drive	396m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Nickleford Hall Drive	396m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Lindisfarne Court	481m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5UP

Valentine House (Wilmere Lane)	Lunt's Heath	89m
Valentine House (Wilmere Lane)	Lunt's Heath	138m
Wilmere House (Wilmere Lane)	Upton Rocks	395m
Wilmere House (Wilmere Lane)	Barrows Green	422m
County Boundary (Wilmere Lane)	Bold Heath	520m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5UP

Widnes Station	2km
Rainhill Station	3.1km
Lea Green Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5UP

Broadband access in WA8 5UP (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	81.8%
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 5UP (2019 data)

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Median download speed	17.2Mbps
Average download speed	16.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	29.67Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.4Mbps
Average upload speed	3.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	7.30Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5UP (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	18.2%

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 5UP gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	106,291
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,286
Median (kWh/meter)	9,723

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	55,045
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,174
Median (kWh/meter)	7,260

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

7.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 5UP:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Fairview Farm Shop

147 Wilmere Lane

39m

Lilycross care centre

Wilmere Lane

480m

Shell Farnworth Ltd

188-190 Lunts Heath Road

684m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Blackhorse Post Office	18:00	12:00	1,009m
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	1,741m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	1,799m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5UP

Facility	Distance
Wilmere Lane Playing Fields Wilmere Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches	304m
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club Cronton Lane, Widnes Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	760m
Cronton Sixth Form College Cronton Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 5UP

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lunts Heath Primary School Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ	Primary	1.1km
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS	Primary	1.3km
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School School Lane, Rainhill, Prescot, L35 6NN	Primary	1.5km

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WA8 5UP ITL and WA8 5UP 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 5UP:

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
E06000006	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WA8 5UP 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 5UP:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062526
LSOA	E01012393	Halton 001B
MSOA	E02002574	Halton 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 5UP

WA8 5AE	Connaught Crescent	275m
WA8 5AB	King Oswald Crescent	341m
WA8 5UR	Wilmere Lane	373m
WA8 5AH	Lindisfarne Court	376m
WA8 5AL	Nickleford Hall Drive	382m
WA8 5AG	St Aidans Drive	386m
WA8 5AU	Norlands Lane	435m
WA8 5BN	Stromford Close	446m
WA8 5AD	Iona Crescent	467m
WA8 5AT	Norlands Lane	472m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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