WA8 7BW maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7BW lies on Browning Avenue in Widnes. WA8 7BW 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 7BW maps

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

WA8 7BW 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 7BW geodata

Easting	350683
Northing	385681
Latitude	53.365700
Longitude	-2.742589

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 7BW?

Street	Browning Avenue
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 7BW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 7BW 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 7BW

October 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Keats Close	217m
October 2023	Possession of weapons	On or near Keats Close	217m
October 2023	Public order	On or near Keats Close	217m
➜ Browning Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7BW

Sinclair Avenue (Lowerhouse Lane)	Widnes	209m
Wavertree Avenue (Lowerhouse Lane)	Widnes	253m
Cricketers Arms (Milton Road)	Widnes	294m
Cricketers Arms (Milton Road)	Widnes	299m
Egypt Street (Lower House Lane)	Widnes	324m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7BW

Widnes Station	1.5km
Hough Green Station	2.3km
Runcorn Station	3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 7BW

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

Download

Median download speed	46.0Mbps
Average download speed	88.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	8.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	15.09Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 7BW (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 7BW

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 7BW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	460,203
Meter count	39
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,800
Median (kWh/meter)	10,973

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	154,294
Meter count	39
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,956
Median (kWh/meter)	4,051

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Halton Stadium - Catering and Bars

Lower House Lane

202m

Legends Cafe Bar

Lower House Lane

202m

Mama Mia

107 Milton Avenue

218m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Waterloo Road	17:30	11:00	730m
Head Office	18:30	12:30	808m
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	957m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7BW

Facility	Distance
Widnes Vikings (Dcbl Stadium) Lower House Lane, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	195m
Leigh Recreation Playing Fields Lower House Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches	199m
St Michaels Jubilee Golf Course (Closed) Dundalk Road, Widnes Golf	407m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 7BW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Riverside College Halton Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ	16 plus	556m
Kingsway Primary Academy School Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS	Primary	658m
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School Dundalk Road, Widnes, WA8 8DF	Nursery	668m

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WA8 7BW ITL and WA8 7BW 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 7BW:

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 7BW 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 7BW:

	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 7BW

WA8 7BN	Stewards Avenue	97m
WA8 7BQ	Milton Avenue	98m
WA8 7BH	Masefield Avenue	119m
WA8 7DX	Lower House Lane	165m
WA8 7BL	Scott Avenue	195m
WA8 7EX	Keats Close	203m
WA8 7BG	Lower House Lane	239m
WA8 7EU	Southey Close	240m
WA8 7EF	Lower House Lane	251m
WA8 7EH	Millington Close	293m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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