WA8 7BS maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7BS lies on Hood Road in Widnes. WA8 7BS 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 7BS maps

WA8 7BS map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WA8 7BS map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WA8 7BS geodata

Easting350814
Northing386045
Latitude53.368968
Longitude-2.740677

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 7BS?

StreetHood Road
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
➜ WA8 open data dashboard
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➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 7BS Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation20m66ft

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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardCentral & West Bank
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 7BS

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Woodland Avenue325m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Woodland Avenue325m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Woodland Avenue325m
➜ Hood Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7BS

The Albion (Lowerhouse Lane)Widnes125m
Wavertree Avenue (Lowerhouse Lane)Widnes202m
The Albion (Liverpool Road)Widnes222m
The Albion (Leigh Avenue)Widnes253m
Sinclair Avenue (Lowerhouse Lane)Widnes286m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7BS

Widnes Station1.2km
Hough Green Station2.3km
Runcorn Station3.4km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 7BS

Broadband access in WA8 7BS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 7BS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed100.0Mbps
Average download speed132.2Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed8.6Mbps
Average upload speed8.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed9.77Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 7BS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 7BS

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WA8 7BS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)146,279
Meter count12
Mean (kWh/meter)12,190
Median (kWh/meter)12,107

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)39,102
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)3,910
Median (kWh/meter)3,765
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 7BS, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 7BS.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

78.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 7BS:

Food Standards Agency

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

Paul's Widnes Fish Bar
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
137 Lower House Lane
61m
Best One
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
139 Lower House Lane
80m
A & D News
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
83 Lower House Lane
80m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 7BS

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Appleton Village17:3011:00658m
Elliott Street17:3011:00857m
Head Office18:3012:30903m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7BS

FacilityDistance
Widnes Golf Club
Highfield Road, Widnes
Golf
247m
Widnes Vikings (Dcbl Stadium)
Lower House Lane, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
359m
Widnes Recreation Club (Closed)
Liverpool Road, Widnes
Grass Pitches
418m

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Nearest schools to WA8 7BS

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Highfield Road, Widnes, WA8 7DW
Secondary514m
St Bede's Catholic Junior School
Appleton Village, St Bede's Junior School, WIDNES, WA8 6EL
Primary612m
Kingsway Primary Academy School
Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS
Primary620m

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WA8 7BS ITL and WA8 7BS 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 7BS:

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

WA8 7BS 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 7BS:

CodeName
OAE00062678
LSOAE01012427Halton 005E
MSOAE02002578Halton 005

Nearest postcodes to WA8 7BS

WA8 7BPStewards Avenue40m
WA8 7DULower House Lane81m
WA8 7EGLower House Lane121m
WA8 7EQLower House Lane132m
WA8 7ERLiverpool Road160m
WA8 7EEHolkham Close183m
WA8 7EDToft Close187m
WA8 7LPSquires Avenue192m
WA8 7BLScott Avenue196m
WA8 7LWClayton Crescent209m