WA8 7BU maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7BU 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 7BU maps

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

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WA8 7BU geodata

Easting350819
Northing385905
Latitude53.367710
Longitude-2.740580

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 7BU?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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WA8 7BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 7BU 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.

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Politics

WardCentral & West Bank
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 7BU

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Woodland Avenue464m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Woodland Avenue464m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Woodland Avenue464m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7BU

Wavertree Avenue (Lowerhouse Lane)Widnes74m
Sinclair Avenue (Lowerhouse Lane)Widnes150m
The Albion (Lowerhouse Lane)Widnes245m
The Albion (Liverpool Road)Widnes344m
The Albion (Leigh Avenue)Widnes365m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7BU

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

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 7BU

Broadband access in WA8 7BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband73.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 7BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed100.0Mbps
Average download speed97.6Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed2.7Mbps
Average upload speed6.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 7BU (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 7BU

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WA8 7BU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)107,214
Meter count11
Mean (kWh/meter)9,747
Median (kWh/meter)11,403

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)34,269
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)3,427
Median (kWh/meter)3,760
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 7BU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 7BU.
  • 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 7BU:

Food Standards Agency

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

Best One
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
139 Lower House Lane
90m
A & D News
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
83 Lower House Lane
90m
Paul's Widnes Fish Bar
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
137 Lower House Lane
173m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 7BU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Appleton Village17:3011:00737m
Head Office18:3012:30804m
Elliott Street17:3011:00822m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7BU

FacilityDistance
Widnes Vikings (Dcbl Stadium)
Lower House Lane, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
221m
Widnes Golf Club
Highfield Road, Widnes
Golf
386m
Leigh Recreation Playing Fields
Lower House Lane, Widnes
Grass Pitches
457m

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Nearest schools to WA8 7BU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Kingsway Primary Academy School
Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS
Primary554m
Riverside College Halton
Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ
16 plus570m
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School
Highfield Road, Widnes, WA8 7DW
Secondary654m

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WA8 7BU ITL and WA8 7BU 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 7BU:

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

WA8 7BU 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 7BU:

CodeName
OAE00062669
LSOAE01012427Halton 005E
MSOAE02002578Halton 005

Nearest postcodes to WA8 7BU

WA8 7BLScott Avenue69m
WA8 7DULower House Lane90m
WA8 7EGLower House Lane111m
WA8 7EFLower House Lane114m
WA8 7BSHood Road140m
WA8 7BPStewards Avenue143m
WA8 7LRHenderson Road165m
WA8 7LSWavertree Avenue171m
WA8 7EHMillington Close216m
WA8 7LXBrunner Road217m