WA8 7LY maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7LY 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 7LY maps

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

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WA8 7LY geodata

Easting351106
Northing386013
Latitude53.368707
Longitude-2.736284

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 7LY?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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WA8 7LY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 7LY 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 7LY

January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Dickson Street433m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Dickson Street433m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Dickson Street433m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7LY

Leigh AvenueWidnes242m
The Albion (Lowerhouse Lane)Widnes242m
Leigh Avenue (Leogh Avenue)Widnes243m
The Albion (Leigh Avenue)Widnes245m
Wavertree Avenue (Lowerhouse Lane)Widnes286m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7LY

Widnes Station1.1km
Hough Green Station2.6km
Runcorn Station3.3km

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Broadband

Broadband access in WA8 7LY (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 limitations in WA8 7LY (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%

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WA8 7LY gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)33,063
Meter count6
Mean (kWh/meter)5,510
Median (kWh/meter)5,689
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 7LY, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 7LY.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Paul's Widnes Fish Bar
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
137 Lower House Lane
242m
Best One
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
139 Lower House Lane
243m
A & D News
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
83 Lower House Lane
243m

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Nearest post box to WA8 7LY

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Appleton Village17:3011:00462m
Elliott Street17:3011:00571m
Head Office18:3012:30704m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7LY

FacilityDistance
Widnes Golf Club
Highfield Road, Widnes
Golf
382m
Widnes Vikings (Dcbl Stadium)
Lower House Lane, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
394m
Stones Gym
Gladstone Street, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym
502m

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Nearest schools to WA8 7LY

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Bede's Catholic Junior School
Appleton Village, St Bede's Junior School, WIDNES, WA8 6EL
Primary372m
Kingsway Primary Academy School
Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS
Primary377m
St Bede's Catholic Infant School
Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL
Primary382m

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WA8 7LY ITL and WA8 7LY 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 7LY:

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

WA8 7LY 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 7LY:

CodeName
OAE00062676
LSOAE01012425Halton 005C
MSOAE02002578Halton 005

Nearest postcodes to WA8 7LY

WA8 7LZBrunner Road53m
WA8 7NAMond Road72m
WA8 7LLHaig Road93m
WA8 7LHMottershead Road97m
WA8 7LPSquires Avenue102m
WA8 7LNHenderson Road103m
WA8 7LQSquires Avenue144m
WA8 7LJTimmis Crescent170m
WA8 7LRHenderson Road173m
WA8 7LWClayton Crescent176m