WA8 8AU maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8AU lies on Westminster Close in Ditton, Widnes. WA8 8AU is located in the Bankfield 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 8AU maps

WA8 8AU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WA8 8AU 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 8AU geodata

Easting	348777
Northing	385620
Latitude	53.364954
Longitude	-2.771219

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 8AU?

Street	Westminster Close
Locality	Ditton
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
➜ WA8 open data dashboard ➜ See where WA8 is on a map ➜ Where is Widnes?

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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 8AU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8AU 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	Bankfield
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8AU

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Edinburgh Road	264m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Edinburgh Road	264m
January 2024	Burglary	On or near Edwards Way	395m
➜ Westminster Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8AU

Ditchfield Place (Ditchfield Road)	Ditton	57m
Ditchfield Place (Ditchfield Road)	Ditton	75m
Ditchfield Place (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	113m
Ditchfield Place (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	121m
Coronet Way (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	132m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8AU

Hough Green Station	0.9km
Widnes Station	2.9km
Runcorn Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8AU

Broadband access in WA8 8AU (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 8AU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	79.4Mbps
Average download speed	97.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	13.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8AU (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 8AU

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 8AU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA8 8AU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	389,567
Meter count	46
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,469
Median (kWh/meter)	8,170

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	203,914
Meter count	46
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,433
Median (kWh/meter)	3,940

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 8AU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 8AU.
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

86.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 8AU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA8 8AU (meters)

Spar

169a Ditchfield Road

94m

Ladbrokes

1 Queens Avenue

286m

Harry's Fish Bar

9 Queens Avenue

300m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to WA8 8AU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Merseyview Road	16:00	11:00	1,779m
Waterloo Road	17:30	11:00	2,363m
Head Office	18:30	12:30	2,671m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8AU

Facility	Distance
Optimum Fitness (Closed) Everite Road Industrial Estate, Westgate, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	517m
Hough Green Park Royal Avenue, Widnes Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	571m
St Michaels Catholic Primary School St Michaels Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	605m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 8AU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Oakfield Community Primary School Edinburgh Road, Widnes, WA8 8BQ	Primary	356m
St Michaels Catholic Primary School St Michael's Road, Widnes, WA8 8TD	Primary	605m
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School Clincton View, Widnes, WA8 8JN	Primary	608m

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 8AU ITL and WA8 8AU 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 8AU:

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 8AU 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 8AU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062507
LSOA	E01012388	Halton 006D
MSOA	E02002579	Halton 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 8AU

WA8 8RU	Ditchfield Place	39m
WA8 8RF	Ditchfield Road	93m
WA8 8AY	Coronation Drive	117m
WA8 8WP	Edgewood Close	138m
WA8 8AZ	Coronation Drive	142m
WA8 8AT	Crown Avenue	146m
WA8 8AR	Philip Road	161m
WA8 8RT	Ditchfield Place	200m
WA8 8AH	Philip Road	204m
WA8 8AX	Coronation Drive	206m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence