WA8 8BB maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8BB lies on Edinburgh Road in Widnes. WA8 8BB 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 8BB maps

WA8 8BB map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WA8 8BB map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WA8 8BB geodata

Easting348641
Northing385794
Latitude53.366505
Longitude-2.773291

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 8BB?

StreetEdinburgh Road
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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WA8 8BB Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation20m66ft

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

WardBankfield
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8BB

January 2024Public orderOn or near Edinburgh Road96m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Edinburgh Road96m
December 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Lakeside Close461m
➜ Edinburgh Road crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8BB

Coronet Way (Coronation Drive)Ditton91m
Coronet Way (Coronation Drive)Ditton108m
Ditchfield Place (Coronation Drive)Ditton180m
Ditchfield Place (Coronation Drive)Ditton187m
Oakfield Drive (Ditchfield Road)Ditton229m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8BB

Hough Green Station0.7km
Widnes Station3km
Halewood Station3.8km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8BB

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

Download

Median download speed61.1Mbps
Average download speed97.8Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed3.8Mbps
Average upload speed4.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8BB (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 8BB

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WA8 8BB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)99,236
Meter count12
Mean (kWh/meter)8,270
Median (kWh/meter)8,340

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)22,429
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)2,243
Median (kWh/meter)1,621
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 8BB, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 8BB.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

79.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 8BB:

Food Standards Agency

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

Oakfield Community Nursery School and Supported Classroom
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Edinburgh Road
94m
Oakfield Community Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Edinburgh Road
94m
Spar
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
169a Ditchfield Road
262m

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Nearest post box to WA8 8BB

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Merseyview Road16:0011:001,940m
Waterloo Road17:3011:002,540m
Appleton Village17:3011:002,798m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8BB

FacilityDistance
Hough Green Park
Royal Avenue, Widnes
Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches
365m
Optimum Fitness (Closed)
Everite Road Industrial Estate, Westgate, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
712m
St Michaels Catholic Primary School
St Michaels Road, Widnes
Grass Pitches
825m

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Nearest schools to WA8 8BB

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Oakfield Community Primary School
Edinburgh Road, Widnes, WA8 8BQ
Primary135m
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Clincton View, Widnes, WA8 8JN
Primary472m
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School
Spinney Avenue, Hough Green, Widnes, WA8 8LD
Primary670m

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WA8 8BB ITL and WA8 8BB 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 8BB:

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

WA8 8BB 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 8BB:

CodeName
OAE00062505
LSOAE01012390Halton 004B
MSOAE02002577Halton 004

Nearest postcodes to WA8 8BB

WA8 8BACoronet Way93m
WA8 8AZCoronation Drive95m
WA8 8BEEdinburgh Road97m
WA8 8AYCoronation Drive105m
WA8 8BDEdinburgh Road117m
WA8 8HWRoyal Place158m
WA8 8RTDitchfield Place171m
WA8 8BNRegal Crescent183m
WA8 8BHCoronation Drive201m
WA8 8BGEdinburgh Road204m