WA8 5UW maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5UW lies on Wilmere Lane in Widnes. WA8 5UW 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 December 1995.

WA8 5UW maps

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

WA8 5UW 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 5UW geodata

Easting	351171
Northing	388447
Latitude	53.390590
Longitude	-2.735684

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 5UW?

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 5UW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5UW 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 5UW

7, WILMERE LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5UW 2017 20 JAN £260,000
4, WILMERE LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5UW 1996 28 JUN £83,000
7, WILMERE LANE, WIDNES, WA8 5UW 1995 25 AUG £86,000

➜ Widnes house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 5UW

June 2022	Burglary	On or near Lunt'S Heath Road	147m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Lunt'S Heath Road	147m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Lunt'S Heath Road	147m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5UW

Wilmere Lane (Wilmere)	Lunt's Heath	43m
Wilmere Lane (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	79m
The Globe (Lunnts Heath Road)	Upton Rocks	103m
The Globe (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	106m
The Globe (Birchfield Road)	Upton Rocks	203m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5UW

Widnes Station	1.4km
Hough Green Station	3.3km
Rainhill Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5UW

Broadband access in WA8 5UW (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 speed in WA8 5UW (2019 data)

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Median download speed	39.5Mbps
Average download speed	36.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	79.99Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.9Mbps
Average upload speed	8.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5UW (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5UW

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 5UW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	172,449
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,371
Median (kWh/meter)	15,956

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	29,150
Meter count	11
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,650
Median (kWh/meter)	3,121

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 5UW, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 5UW.
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)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Jewsons

Lunts Heath Road

127m

Euro Garages Ltd

186 Lunts Heath Road

163m

Shell Farnworth Ltd

188-190 Lunts Heath Road

187m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Blackhorse Post Office	18:00	12:00	1,081m
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	1,142m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	1,229m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5UW

Facility	Distance
Wilmere Lane Playing Fields Wilmere Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches	310m
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club Cronton Lane, Widnes Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	531m
Birchfield Sports And Social Club Birchfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	558m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 5UW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lunts Heath Primary School Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ	Primary	621m
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS	Primary	740m
Birchfield Nursery School Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH	Nursery	1.4km

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WA8 5UW ITL and WA8 5UW 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 5UW:

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 5UW 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 5UW:

	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 5UW

WA8 5BB	Lunts Heath Road	119m
WA8 5AZ	Lunts Heath Road	126m
WA8 9JR	Baileys Close	148m
WA8 5BA	Lunts Heath Road	152m
WA8 5AF	Black Horse Lane	156m
WA8 5BL	Birket Drive	158m
WA8 9FB	Hartland Close	201m
WA8 9JW	Elworth Avenue	206m
WA8 5BP	Glazebrook Lane	210m
WA8 5AY	Norlands Lane	223m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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