WA8 7BJ maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7BJ 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 7BJ maps

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

WA8 7BJ 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 7BJ geodata

Easting	350749
Northing	385772
Latitude	53.366508
Longitude	-2.741611

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 7BJ?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 7BJ 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 7BJ

October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Keats Close	229m
October 2023	Possession of weapons	On or near Keats Close	229m
October 2023	Public order	On or near Keats Close	229m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7BJ

Sinclair Avenue (Lowerhouse Lane)	Widnes	125m
Wavertree Avenue (Lowerhouse Lane)	Widnes	145m
Cricketers Arms (Milton Road)	Widnes	313m
Cricketers Arms (Milton Road)	Widnes	320m
The Albion (Lowerhouse Lane)	Widnes	394m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7BJ

Widnes Station	1.4km
Hough Green Station	2.3km
Runcorn Station	3.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 7BJ

Broadband access in WA8 7BJ (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	90.5%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 7BJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	39.1Mbps
Average download speed	87.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.0Mbps
Average upload speed	6.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	8.97Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 7BJ (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 7BJ

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 7BJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	189,265
Meter count	21
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,013
Median (kWh/meter)	9,363

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	101,234
Meter count	21
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,821
Median (kWh/meter)	4,086

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Halton Stadium - Catering and Bars

Lower House Lane

191m

Legends Cafe Bar

Lower House Lane

191m

Best One

139 Lower House Lane

240m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Waterloo Road	17:30	11:00	779m
Head Office	18:30	12:30	787m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	879m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7BJ

Facility	Distance
Widnes Vikings (Dcbl Stadium) Lower House Lane, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	152m
Leigh Recreation Playing Fields Lower House Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches	307m
St Michaels Jubilee Golf Course (Closed) Dundalk Road, Widnes Golf	515m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 7BJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside College Halton Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ	16 plus	538m
Kingsway Primary Academy School Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS	Primary	594m
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School Dundalk Road, Widnes, WA8 8DF	Nursery	702m

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WA8 7BJ ITL and WA8 7BJ 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 7BJ:

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 7BJ 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 7BJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00170542
LSOA	E01012424	Halton 007C
MSOA	E02002580	Halton 007

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 7BJ

WA8 7BL	Scott Avenue	85m
WA8 7BN	Stewards Avenue	102m
WA8 7BH	Masefield Avenue	103m
WA8 7BW	Browning Avenue	112m
WA8 7DX	Lower House Lane	144m
WA8 7EF	Lower House Lane	151m
WA8 7BQ	Milton Avenue	204m
WA8 7EU	Southey Close	216m
WA8 7EX	Keats Close	220m
WA8 7EH	Millington Close	237m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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