WA8 7SX maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7SX lies on Birchfield Road in Widnes. WA8 7SX is located in the Highfield 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 7SX maps

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

WA8 7SX 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 7SX geodata

Easting	351309
Northing	386465
Latitude	53.372789
Longitude	-2.733303

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 7SX?

Street	Birchfield Road
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 7SX Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	30m	98ft

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	Highfield
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 7SX

11, BIRCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7SX 2020 24 JAN £360,000
9, BIRCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7SX 2016 16 DEC £317,500
11, BIRCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7SX 2015 13 APR £245,000
7, BIRCHFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 7SX 2013 18 OCT £175,000

➜ Widnes house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 7SX

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Woodland Avenue	467m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Woodland Avenue	467m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Woodland Avenue	467m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7SX

Horse & Jockey (Birchfield Road)	Widnes	26m
Horse & Jockey (Birchfield Road)	Victoria Park	75m
Appleton Village	Victoria Park	200m
Appleton Village	Victoria Park	225m
Leigh Avenue	Widnes	265m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7SX

Widnes Station	0.6km
Hough Green Station	2.8km
Runcorn Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 7SX

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

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Median download speed	74.1Mbps
Average download speed	112.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	7.5Mbps
Average upload speed	8.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 7SX (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 7SX

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 7SX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	193,802
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	19,380
Median (kWh/meter)	20,794

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	35,295
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,412
Median (kWh/meter)	3,877

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

47.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 7SX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Horse and Jockey Inn incoporating A1 Buffet Catering

18 Birchfield Road

50m

A1 Buffets

18 Birchfield Road

51m

Appleton Village Store

18 Appleton Village

118m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	101m
Greenway Road	17:30	11:00	313m
Elliott Street	17:30	11:00	746m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7SX

Facility	Distance
Victoria Park (Widnes) Access Roads (Victoria Park, Appleton), Widnes Outdoor Tennis Courts	170m
Wade Deacon High School Birchfield Road, Widnes Sports Hall, Studio, Artificial Grass Pitch, Athletics, Grass Pitches	291m
Wade Deacon High School (Closed) Birchfield Road, Widnes Athletics, Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	291m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 7SX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Bede's Catholic Junior School Appleton Village, St Bede's Junior School, WIDNES, WA8 6EL	Primary	227m
St Bede's Catholic Infant School Leigh Avenue, Widnes, WA8 6EL	Primary	267m
Wade Deacon High School Birchfield Road, Widnes, WA8 7TD	Secondary	291m

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WA8 7SX ITL and WA8 7SX 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 7SX:

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 7SX 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 7SX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062675
LSOA	E01012426	Halton 005D
MSOA	E02002578	Halton 005

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 7SX

WA8 7DA	Tennyson Road	46m
WA8 7SU	Birchfield Road	51m
WA8 7SY	Birchfield Road	111m
WA8 6PU	Appleton Village	119m
WA8 7DQ	Shakespeare Road	121m
WA8 7DH	Highfield Road	143m
WA8 7SZ	Birchfield Road	156m
WA8 7TA	Birchfield Road	157m
WA8 7FL	Appleton Village	161m
WA8 7QP	Kingsway	172m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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