WA8 7XY maps, stats, and open data

WA8 7XY 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 October 1984.

WA8 7XY maps

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

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WA8 7XY geodata

Easting351497
Northing385162
Latitude53.361095
Longitude-2.730277

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Where is WA8 7XY?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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WA8 7XY Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 7XY 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.

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Politics

WardCentral & West Bank
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 7XY

January 2024Other theftOn or near Lacey Court12m
January 2024DrugsOn or near Parking Area407m
December 2023Other theftOn or near Lacey Court12m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 7XY

Widnes Town Hall (Vicarage Road)Widnes252m
Vicarage RoadWidnes263m
Vicarage Road (Kingsway)Widnes270m
Kingsway Hotel (Victoria Road)Widnes272m
Widnes Town Hall (Widnes Road)Widnes279m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 7XY

Widnes Station1.9km
Runcorn Station2.6km
Hough Green Station3.2km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 7XY

Broadband access in WA8 7XY (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband speed in WA8 7XY (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed23.4Mbps
Average download speed32.8Mbps
Maximum download speed74.51Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.3Mbps
Average upload speed5.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed12.12Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 7XY (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 7XY

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WA8 7XY gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)73,440
Meter count20
Mean (kWh/meter)3,672
Median (kWh/meter)3,148

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)34,692
Meter count19
Mean (kWh/meter)1,826
Median (kWh/meter)1,650
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 7XY, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 7XY.
  • 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 7XY:

Food Standards Agency

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

La Cantina
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
17-19 Alforde Street
47m
Desii Indian Resturant
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
7-15 Alforde Street
104m
Newtown Off Licence
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
8 Lugsdale Road
111m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 7XY

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Head Office18:3012:30237m
Waterloo Road17:3011:00434m
Elliott Street17:3011:00645m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 7XY

FacilityDistance
Muscle And Figure
Croft Street, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym
243m
Kingsway Leisure Centre
Kingsway, Widnes
Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Squash Courts
361m
Planet Ice Widnes
Earle Road, Widnes
Ice Rinks
400m

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Nearest schools to WA8 7XY

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Gerard's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Lugsdale Road, Widnes, WA8 6DD
Primary258m
Riverside College Halton
Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QQ
16 plus436m
Kingsway Primary Academy School
Kingsway, Widnes, WA8 7QS
Primary577m

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WA8 7XY ITL and WA8 7XY 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 7XY:

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

WA8 7XY 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 7XY:

CodeName
OAE00062753
LSOAE01012441Halton 007D
MSOAE02002580Halton 007

Nearest postcodes to WA8 7XY

WA8 7SWLacey Street36m
WA8 7TRAlforde Street46m
WA8 7TUAlforde Street91m
WA8 6DHLugsdale Road116m
WA8 7TZSuttons Lane117m
WA8 7QBMajor Cross Street120m
WA8 7YAElizabeth Court125m
WA8 7TYCatherine Street129m
WA8 6DJLugsdale Road133m
WA8 7UFSuttons Lane135m