WA8 7AU maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7AU lies on Smith Road in Widnes. WA8 7AU 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 7AU maps

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

WA8 7AU 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 7AU geodata

Easting	350868
Northing	385330
Latitude	53.362546
Longitude	-2.739754

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 7AU?

Street	Smith Road
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
➜ WA8 open data dashboard ➜ See where WA8 is on a map ➜ Where is Widnes?

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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 7AU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 7AU 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 7AU

January 2024	Drugs	On or near Parking Area	481m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	481m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Parking Area	481m
➜ Smith Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7AU

Egypt Street (Lower House Lane)	Widnes	81m
Egypt Street (Lower House Lane)	Widnes	95m
Lower House Lane (Dundalk Road)	Widnes	160m
Lower House Lane (Dundalk Road)	Widnes	179m
Cricketers Arms (Milton Road)	Widnes	182m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7AU

Widnes Station	1.8km
Hough Green Station	2.6km
Runcorn Station	2.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 7AU

Broadband access in WA8 7AU (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 7AU (2019 data)

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Median download speed	68.2Mbps
Average download speed	73.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	10.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.93Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 7AU (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 7AU

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 7AU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	275,569
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,186
Median (kWh/meter)	8,780

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	96,384
Meter count	29
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,324
Median (kWh/meter)	3,360

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Ditton Primary School

Liverpool Road

170m

Premier Express Freda's Convenience / Thoroughgoods

15 Lower House Lane

180m

Mama Mia

107 Milton Avenue

185m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Waterloo Road	17:30	11:00	336m
Head Office	18:30	12:30	573m
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	894m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7AU

Facility	Distance
Leigh Recreation Playing Fields Lower House Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches	287m
Widnes Vikings (Dcbl Stadium) Lower House Lane, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	362m
St Michaels Jubilee Golf Course (Closed) Dundalk Road, Widnes Golf	523m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 7AU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside College Halton Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ	16 plus	369m
Kingsway Primary Academy School Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS	Primary	610m
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD	Primary	820m

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

Risk of WA8 7AU flooding from rivers and sea	Low
➜ WA8 7AU flood map

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

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 7AU 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 7AU:

	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 7AU

WA8 7AT	Egypt Street	49m
WA8 7BD	Lower House Lane	77m
WA8 7AP	Moor Lane	122m
WA8 7JY	Rose Street	143m
WA8 7BG	Lower House Lane	161m
WA8 7JX	Millar Crescent	163m
WA8 7JR	Milton Road	188m
WA8 7JT	Caldwell Road	188m
WA8 7AH	Alexandra Industrial Estate	202m
WA8 7JU	Lewis Crescent	209m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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