WA8 7RU maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7RU lies on Witt Road in Widnes. WA8 7RU 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 7RU maps

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

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WA8 7RU geodata

Easting351152
Northing385132
Latitude53.360809
Longitude-2.735457

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Where is WA8 7RU?

StreetWitt Road
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 7RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 7RU 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 7RU

January 2024DrugsOn or near Parking Area189m
January 2024Other theftOn or near Lacey Court342m
December 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Parking Area189m
➜ Witt Road crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7RU

Doctors Pub (Victoria Road)Widnes64m
Kingsway Hotel (Victoria Road)Widnes79m
Ashley Way (Victoria Road)Widnes121m
Ashley Way (Victoria Road)Widnes234m
Vicarage Road (Kingsway)Widnes246m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7RU

Widnes Station2km
Runcorn Station2.5km
Hough Green Station2.9km

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Broadband

Broadband access in WA8 7RU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband50.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband limitations in WA8 7RU (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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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Turkish Delight
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
83 Victoria Road
77m
Widnes Kebab House
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
71 Victoria Road
77m
Amino's
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
55-57 Victoria Road
78m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 7RU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Waterloo Road17:3011:00103m
Head Office18:3012:30387m
Elliott Street17:3011:00817m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7RU

FacilityDistance
Muscle And Figure
Croft Street, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym
331m
Kingsway Leisure Centre
Kingsway, Widnes
Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts
427m
West Bank Bears Arlfc
Hutchinson Street, Widnes
Grass Pitches
590m

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Nearest schools to WA8 7RU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Riverside College Halton
Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ
16 plus356m
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD
Primary574m
Kingsway Primary Academy School
Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS
Primary614m

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Environment

Risk of WA8 7RU flooding from rivers and sea
Low
➜ WA8 7RU flood map

WA8 7RU ITL and WA8 7RU 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 7RU:

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

WA8 7RU 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 7RU:

CodeName
OAE00062752
LSOAE01012441Halton 007D
MSOAE02002580Halton 007

Nearest postcodes to WA8 7RU

WA8 7RYBold Street55m
WA8 7RAVictoria Road65m
WA8 7RSVictoria Road79m
WA8 7RPVictoria Road85m
WA8 7RJVictoria Road96m
WA8 7SJLuton Street113m
WA8 7SGThomas Street135m
WA8 7RQLacey Street144m
WA8 7AHAlexandra Industrial Estate151m
WA8 7SEOllier Street156m