WA8 7SW maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7SW lies on Lacey Street in Widnes. WA8 7SW 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 7SW maps

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

WA8 7SW 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 7SW geodata

Easting	351517
Northing	385132
Latitude	53.360827
Longitude	-2.729972

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 7SW?

Street	Lacey Street
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 7SW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 7SW 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 7SW

January 2024	Other theft	On or near Lacey Court	31m
January 2024	Drugs	On or near Parking Area	409m
December 2023	Other theft	On or near Lacey Court	31m
➜ Lacey Street crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7SW

Widnes Town Hall (Vicarage Road)	Widnes	287m
Tesco Store	Widnes	293m
Kingsway Hotel (Victoria Road)	Widnes	294m
Vicarage Road	Widnes	299m
Vicarage Road (Kingsway)	Widnes	305m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7SW

Widnes Station	2km
Runcorn Station	2.5km
Hough Green Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 7SW

Broadband access in WA8 7SW (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 7SW (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	22.8Mbps
Average download speed	29.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	54.42Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	4.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 7SW (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 7SW

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 7SW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	164,851
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,495
Median (kWh/meter)	4,647

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	59,883
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,152
Median (kWh/meter)	1,851

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

La Cantina

17-19 Alforde Street

82m

Desii Indian Resturant

7-15 Alforde Street

140m

Newtown Off Licence

8 Lugsdale Road

142m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Head Office	18:30	12:30	272m
Waterloo Road	17:30	11:00	448m
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	671m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7SW

Facility	Distance
Muscle And Figure Croft Street, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym	223m
Planet Ice Widnes Earle Road, Widnes Ice Rinks	385m
Kingsway Leisure Centre Kingsway, Widnes Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts	397m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 7SW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD	Primary	266m
Riverside College Halton Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ	16 plus	472m
Kingsway Primary Academy School Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS	Primary	611m

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WA8 7SW ITL and WA8 7SW 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 7SW:

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 7SW 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 7SW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062753
LSOA	E01012441	Halton 007D
MSOA	E02002580	Halton 007

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 7SW

WA8 7TU	Alforde Street	71m
WA8 7TR	Alforde Street	81m
WA8 7TZ	Suttons Lane	82m
WA8 7UF	Suttons Lane	102m
WA8 7TY	Catherine Street	111m
WA8 7YA	Elizabeth Court	128m
WA8 6DH	Lugsdale Road	131m
WA8 7QB	Major Cross Street	156m
WA8 6DJ	Lugsdale Road	159m
WA8 7SQ	Lacey Street	160m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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