WA8 7AR maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7AR is located in the Central & West Bank 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 January 1980.

WA8 7AR maps

WA8 7AR map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WA8 7AR 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 7AR geodata

Easting	350821
Northing	385270
Latitude	53.362003
Longitude	-2.740451

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 7AR?

Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 7AR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 7AR as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	10m	33ft

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	Central & West Bank
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 7AR

January 2024	Drugs	On or near Parking Area	467m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Parking Area	467m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	467m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7AR

Egypt Street (Lower House Lane)	Widnes	101m
Lower House Lane (Dundalk Road)	Widnes	109m
Egypt Street (Lower House Lane)	Widnes	110m
Lower House Lane (Dundalk Road)	Widnes	142m
Cricketers Arms (Milton Road)	Widnes	254m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7AR

Widnes Station	1.9km
Hough Green Station	2.6km
Runcorn Station	2.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 7AR

Broadband access in WA8 7AR (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WA8 7AR (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	57.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	9.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 7AR (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 7AR

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 7AR gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA8 7AR by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	115,892
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,915
Median (kWh/meter)	10,416

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	40,659
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,388
Median (kWh/meter)	2,739

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 7AR, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 7AR.
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

97.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 7AR:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA8 7AR (meters)

Ditton Primary School

Liverpool Road

127m

The Perfect Brunch (mobile unit)

Trading Rhyl Street

207m

Premier Express Freda's Convenience / Thoroughgoods

15 Lower House Lane

235m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WA8 7AR

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Waterloo Road	17:30	11:00	326m
Head Office	18:30	12:30	629m
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	966m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7AR

Facility	Distance
Leigh Recreation Playing Fields Lower House Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches	291m
Widnes Vikings (Dcbl Stadium) Lower House Lane, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	426m
St Michaels Jubilee Golf Course (Closed) Dundalk Road, Widnes Golf	495m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 7AR

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside College Halton Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ	16 plus	438m
Kingsway Primary Academy School Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS	Primary	685m
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD	Primary	870m

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

Risk of WA8 7AR flooding from rivers and sea	High
➜ WA8 7AR flood map

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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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WA8 7AR ITL and WA8 7AR 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 7AR:

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 7AR 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 7AR:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062683
LSOA	E01012424	Halton 007C
MSOA	E02002580	Halton 007

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 7AR

WA8 7AP	Moor Lane	48m
WA8 7AU	Smith Road	76m
WA8 7BD	Lower House Lane	117m
WA8 7AT	Egypt Street	123m
WA8 7AH	Alexandra Industrial Estate	207m
WA8 7BG	Lower House Lane	211m
WA8 7JY	Rose Street	212m
WA8 7JX	Millar Crescent	223m
WA8 7JT	Caldwell Road	258m
WA8 7JR	Milton Road	264m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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