WA8 8AW maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8AW lies on Abbey Road in Widnes. WA8 8AW is located in the Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank 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 8AW maps

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

WA8 8AW 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 8AW geodata

Easting	349205
Northing	385702
Latitude	53.365732
Longitude	-2.764801

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 8AW?

Street	Abbey Road
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 8AW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8AW as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	20m	66ft

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	Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8AW

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Edwards Way	76m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Petrol Station	244m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Petrol Station	244m
➜ Abbey Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8AW

Borrowdale Road (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	107m
Borrowdale Road (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	129m
Blundell Arms (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	195m
Queens Avenue (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	217m
Blundell Arms (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	245m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8AW

Hough Green Station	1km
Widnes Station	2.5km
Runcorn Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8AW

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

Download

Median download speed	78.1Mbps
Average download speed	95.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.1Mbps
Average upload speed	13.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8AW (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 8AW

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 8AW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	356,380
Meter count	38
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,378
Median (kWh/meter)	9,719

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	108,827
Meter count	34
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,201
Median (kWh/meter)	2,992

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Widnes Hall and Lodge

Coronation Drive

172m

Blundell Arms

Hale Road

301m

Booths Of Ditton Limited

Hale Road

306m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WA8 8AW

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Merseyview Road	16:00	11:00	1,961m
Waterloo Road	17:30	11:00	1,975m
Head Office	18:30	12:30	2,254m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8AW

Facility	Distance
St Michaels Catholic Primary School St Michaels Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	509m
Optimum Fitness St. Michaels Industrial Estate, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Sports Hall	645m
Optimum Fitness (Closed) Everite Road Industrial Estate, Westgate, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	710m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 8AW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Michaels Catholic Primary School St Michael's Road, Widnes, WA8 8TD	Primary	509m
Oakfield Community Primary School Edinburgh Road, Widnes, WA8 8BQ	Primary	670m
Ormiston Chadwick Academy Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7HU	Secondary	795m

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WA8 8AW ITL and WA8 8AW 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 8AW:

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 8AW 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 8AW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062506
LSOA	E01012388	Halton 006D
MSOA	E02002579	Halton 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 8AW

WA8 8AN	Edwards Way	70m
WA8 8AG	Coronation Drive	92m
WA8 8QL	York Road	100m
WA8 8AP	Andrew Close	124m
WA8 8QN	Deansway	134m
WA8 8QU	Heyes Road	142m
WA8 8AL	Abbey Close	145m
WA8 8QJ	Canterbury Road	145m
WA8 8AD	Coronation Drive	146m
WA8 8AB	Coronation Drive	160m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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