WA8 7RA maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7RA lies on Victoria Road in Widnes. WA8 7RA 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 7RA maps

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

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WA8 7RA geodata

Easting351217
Northing385133
Latitude53.360824
Longitude-2.734481

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 7RA?

StreetVictoria Road
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
➜ WA8 open data dashboard
➜ See where WA8 is on a map
➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 7RA Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation10m33ft

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 7RA

January 2024DrugsOn or near Parking Area200m
January 2024Other theftOn or near Lacey Court277m
December 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Parking Area200m
➜ Victoria Road crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7RA

Kingsway Hotel (Victoria Road)Widnes30m
Doctors Pub (Victoria Road)Widnes43m
Ashley Way (Victoria Road)Widnes134m
Vicarage Road (Kingsway)Widnes216m
Ashley Way (Victoria Road)Widnes229m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7RA

Widnes Station2km
Runcorn Station2.5km
Hough Green Station3km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 7RA

Broadband access in WA8 7RA (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband41.4%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 7RA (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed41.4Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed10.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 7RA (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 7RA

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WA8 7RA gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)17,857
Meter count11
Mean (kWh/meter)1,623
Median (kWh/meter)1,729
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 7RA, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 7RA.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

96.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 7RA:

Food Standards Agency

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

Kingsway Hotel
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
66-70 Victoria Road
32m
Esposito's In The Park
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Fairfield Road
47m
Turkish Delight
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
83 Victoria Road
51m

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Nearest post box to WA8 7RA

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Waterloo Road17:3011:00159m
Head Office18:3012:30340m
Elliott Street17:3011:00780m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7RA

FacilityDistance
Muscle And Figure
Croft Street, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym
282m
Kingsway Leisure Centre
Kingsway, Widnes
Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts
397m
West Bank Bears Arlfc
Hutchinson Street, Widnes
Grass Pitches
634m

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Nearest schools to WA8 7RA

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Riverside College Halton
Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ
16 plus351m
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD
Primary513m
Kingsway Primary Academy School
Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS
Primary597m

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Environment

Risk of WA8 7RA flooding from rivers and sea
Medium
➜ WA8 7RA flood map

WA8 7RA ITL and WA8 7RA 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 7RA:

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

WA8 7RA 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 7RA:

CodeName
OAE00062752
LSOAE01012441Halton 007D
MSOAE02002580Halton 007

Nearest postcodes to WA8 7RA

WA8 7SJLuton Street48m
WA8 7RSVictoria Road51m
WA8 7RUWitt Road65m
WA8 7RQLacey Street91m
WA8 7STDarlington Court94m
WA8 7RJVictoria Road98m
WA8 7RYBold Street106m
WA8 7RPVictoria Road108m
WA8 7SGThomas Street112m
WA8 7RWGuest Street121m