WA8 5XB maps, stats, and open data

WA8 5XB lies on Union Bank Lane in Widnes. WA8 5XB is located in the Bold & Lea Green electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of St. Helens and the English Parliamentary constituency of St Helens South and Whiston. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01X and the police force is Merseyside. This postcode has been in use since December 1995.

WA8 5XB maps

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

WA8 5XB 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 5XB geodata

Easting	352323
Northing	390254
Latitude	53.406936
Longitude	-2.718637

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5XB?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5XB 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	Bold & Lea Green
Constituency	St Helens South And Whiston

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 5XB

March 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Pedestrian Subway	249m
January 2022	Robbery	On or near Pedestrian Subway	249m
November 2021	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Pedestrian Subway	249m
➜ Union Bank Lane crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5XB

Bell Lane (Jubits Lane)	Sutton Manor	731m
Finger House Lane (Clock Face Road)	Bold Heath	746m
Bell Lane (Jubits Lane)	Sutton Manor	753m
Finger House Lane (Clock Face Road)	Bold Heath	764m
Tennyson Street (Jubits Lane)	Sutton Manor	802m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5XB

Lea Green Station	2.3km
St Helens Junction Station	3.2km
Widnes Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5XB

Broadband access in WA8 5XB (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	0.0%
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 5XB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	7.0Mbps
Average download speed	7.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	14.52Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	0.8Mbps
Average upload speed	0.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	1.22Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5XB (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	33.3%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	100.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 5XB

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 5XB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	244,929
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,649
Median (kWh/meter)	9,845

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	65,516
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,849
Median (kWh/meter)	2,837

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

87.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 5XB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Platinum Retail

Texaco Service Station

876m

Breakfast Bites

Jubits Lane

880m

Keith's

164 Jubits Lane

880m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Mill Lane	17:30	11:00	2,174m
Blackhorse Post Office	18:00	12:00	2,614m
Robins Lane Post Office	17:00	12:00	2,838m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 5XB

Facility	Distance
Sutton Manor Primary School Forest Road, Sutton Manor, St. Helens Sports Hall	1.1km
King George V Playing Fields (Sutton Manor) Jubits Lane, Sutton Manor, St. Helens Grass Pitches	1.2km
St Theresas Catholic Primary School Cannon Street, Clock Face, St. Helens Grass Pitches	1.2km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 5XB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Sutton Manor Community Primary School Forest Road, Sutton Manor, st Helens, WA9 4AT	Primary	1.1km
Ash Meadow School Jubits Lane, St Helens, WA9 4RT	Not applicable	1.1km
St Theresa's Catholic Primary School Cannon Street, St Helens, WA9 4XU	Primary	1.2km

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WA8 5XB ITL and WA8 5XB 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 5XB:

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
E08000013	St. Helens

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WA8 5XB 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 5XB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00034983
LSOA	E01006898	St. Helens 022A
MSOA	E02001427	St. Helens 022

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 5XB

WA8 5UT	Warrington Road	517m
WA9 4UW	Bridge Road	759m
WA9 4BA	Jubits Lane	784m
WA9 4UN	Clock Face Road	787m
WA9 4UH	Sweet Briar Court	788m
WA8 5UU	Warrington Road	824m
WA9 4BD	Bell Lane	834m
WA9 4UT	Abbots Hall Avenue	836m
WA9 4BG	Milton Street	851m
WA9 4BL	Tennyson Street	857m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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