WA8 7LG maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7LG lies on Wavertree Avenue in Widnes. WA8 7LG 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 7LG maps

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

WA8 7LG 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 7LG geodata

Easting	351196
Northing	385841
Latitude	53.367170
Longitude	-2.734905

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 7LG?

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

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	20m	66ft

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 7LG

January 2024	Shoplifting	On or near Dickson Street	369m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dickson Street	369m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dickson Street	369m
➜ Wavertree Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7LG

Milton Road	Widnes	263m
Halton College (Milton Road)	Widnes	273m
Wavertree Avenue (Lowerhouse Lane)	Widnes	326m
Sinclair Avenue (Lowerhouse Lane)	Widnes	331m
Milton Road	Widnes	337m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7LG

Widnes Station	1.3km
Hough Green Station	2.7km
Runcorn Station	3.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 7LG

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

Download

Median download speed	77.5Mbps
Average download speed	83.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	3.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 7LG (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 7LG

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 7LG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	301,505
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,050
Median (kWh/meter)	9,858

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	95,571
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,413
Median (kWh/meter)	3,527

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

87.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 7LG:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Simms Cross Primary School

Kingsway

188m

Spud Shack

Trading: Dickson Street

235m

Riverside College Student Refectory

Kingsway

317m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	440m
Head Office	18:30	12:30	510m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	576m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7LG

Facility	Distance
Widnes Vikings (Dcbl Stadium) Lower House Lane, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	351m
Stones Gym Gladstone Street, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	381m
Kingsway Leisure Centre Kingsway, Widnes Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	382m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 7LG

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Kingsway Primary Academy School Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS	Primary	190m
Riverside College Halton Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ	16 plus	357m
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL	Primary	446m

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 7LG ITL and WA8 7LG 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 7LG:

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 7LG 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 7LG:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062671
LSOA	E01012425	Halton 005C
MSOA	E02002578	Halton 005

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 7LG

WA8 7LF	Mottershead Road	50m
WA8 7NB	Mond Road	104m
WA8 7LE	Sinclair Avenue	123m
WA8 7NA	Mond Road	127m
WA8 7QN	Kingsway	150m
WA8 7LX	Brunner Road	167m
WA8 7LQ	Squires Avenue	167m
WA8 7LD	Mottershead Road	184m
WA8 7LU	Brunner Road	199m
WA8 7QR	Kingsway	203m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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