WA8 7SZ maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7SZ lies on Birchfield Road in Widnes. WA8 7SZ 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 7SZ maps

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

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WA8 7SZ geodata

Easting351329
Northing386620
Latitude53.374183
Longitude-2.733027

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 7SZ?

StreetBirchfield Road
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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WA8 7SZ Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation30m98ft

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

WardHighfield
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 7SZ

September 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Cedar Avenue484m
May 2023Other theftOn or near Cedar Avenue484m
May 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Cedar Avenue484m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7SZ

Horse & Jockey (Birchfield Road)Victoria Park85m
Wade Deacon (Birchfield Road)Widnes171m
Horse & Jockey (Birchfield Road)Widnes175m
Birchfield RoadVictoria Park294m
Appleton VillageVictoria Park308m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7SZ

Widnes Station0.5km
Hough Green Station2.8km
Runcorn Station4km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 7SZ

Broadband access in WA8 7SZ (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 speed in WA8 7SZ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed49.0Mbps
Average download speed50.4Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.6Mbps
Average upload speed10.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.37Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 7SZ (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 7SZ

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WA8 7SZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)185,395
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)18,539
Median (kWh/meter)17,044

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)37,288
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)3,729
Median (kWh/meter)3,751
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 7SZ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 7SZ.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Espositos Ice Cream Parlour
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Victoria Park
36m
Crown Inn
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
106 Birchfield Road
139m
A1 Buffets
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
18 Birchfield Road
140m

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Nearest post box to WA8 7SZ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Appleton Village17:3011:00236m
Greenway Road17:3011:00284m
Lytham Road17:3011:00655m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7SZ

FacilityDistance
Wade Deacon High School
Birchfield Road, Widnes
Sports Hall, Studio, Artificial Grass Pitch, Athletics, Grass Pitches
175m
Wade Deacon High School (Closed)
Birchfield Road, Widnes
Athletics, Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
175m
Victoria Park (Widnes)
Access Roads (Victoria Park, Appleton), Widnes
Outdoor Tennis Courts
177m

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Nearest schools to WA8 7SZ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Wade Deacon High School
Birchfield Road, Widnes, WA8 7TD
Secondary175m
St Bede's Catholic Junior School
Appleton Village, St Bede's Junior School, WIDNES, WA8 6EL
Primary372m
Birchfield Nursery School
Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH
Nursery406m

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WA8 7SZ ITL and WA8 7SZ 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 7SZ:

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

WA8 7SZ 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 7SZ:

CodeName
OAE00062675
LSOAE01012426Halton 005D
MSOAE02002578Halton 005

Nearest postcodes to WA8 7SZ

WA8 7TABirchfield Road30m
WA8 6PXBirchfield Avenue40m
WA8 7TBBirchfield Road50m
WA8 7SYBirchfield Road50m
WA8 6PZBradshaw Street72m
WA8 7DHHighfield Road86m
WA8 7TEBirchfield Road139m
WA8 7SUBirchfield Road142m
WA8 7SXBirchfield Road156m
WA8 7TFBirchfield Road174m