WA8 5WA maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5WA 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 5WA maps

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

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WA8 5WA geodata

Easting350429
Northing388289
Latitude53.389100
Longitude-2.746816

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Where is WA8 5WA?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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WA8 5WA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5WA 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.

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Politics

WardBirchfield
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 5WA

January 2024Vehicle crimeOn or near Upton Rocks Avenue430m
October 2023Bicycle theftOn or near Pex Hill Court259m
October 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Harebell Close467m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5WA

County Boundary (Cronton Road)Cronton82m
Pex Hill (Cronton Lane)Upton Rocks87m
County Boundary (Cronton Road)Upton Rocks89m
Pex Hill (Cronton Lane)Upton Rocks118m
Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)Upton Rocks255m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5WA

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

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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Riverside College and Costa - Cronton Campus
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Cronton Lane
0m
Hillcrest Hotel
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
95 Cronton Lane
131m
Jaguar Landrover Sports & Social Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
77 Cronton Lane
282m

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Nearest post box to WA8 5WA

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Blackhorse Post Office18:0012:00583m
Beaconsfield17:1511:001,460m
Farnworth S.o.17:1512:001,644m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5WA

FacilityDistance
Cronton Sixth Form College
Cronton Lane, Widnes
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio
0m
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club
Cronton Lane, Widnes
Sports Hall, Grass Pitches
281m
Birchfield Sports And Social Club
Birchfield Road, Widnes
Grass Pitches
715m

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Nearest schools to WA8 5WA

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Hall Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DW
Primary838m
Cronton Church of England Primary Academy
Smithy Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DF
Primary1.1km
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS
Primary1.2km

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WA8 5WA ITL and WA8 5WA 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 5WA:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD7Merseyside
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD71East Merseyside
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000006Halton

WA8 5WA 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 5WA:

CodeName
OAE00170548
LSOAE01012393Halton 001B
MSOAE02002574Halton 001

Nearest postcodes to WA8 5WA

WA8 5ARCronton Lane108m
WA8 5APCronton Lane161m
WA8 9FAStratton Park199m
WA8 9DLStone Cross Drive225m
WA8 5BXCowan Way253m
WA8 9DQPex Hill Court258m
WA8 9DNLinacre Lane268m
WA8 5AWCronton Lane281m
WA8 9DGRosewood Farm Court315m
WA8 5QNPex Hill316m