WA8 8BD maps, stats, and open data

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

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

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WA8 8BD geodata

Easting348524
Northing385802
Latitude53.366565
Longitude-2.775050

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 8BD?

StreetEdinburgh Road
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
➜ WA8 open data dashboard
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➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 8BD Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8BD 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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardBankfield
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8BD

January 2024Public orderOn or near Edinburgh Road52m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Edinburgh Road52m
December 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Lakeside Close384m
➜ Edinburgh Road crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8BD

Oakfield Drive (Ditchfield Road)Ditton142m
Ash Lane (Ditchfield Road)Ditton163m
Oakfield Drive (Ditchfield Road)Ditton179m
Ash Lane (Ditchfield Road)Ditton181m
Coronet Way (Coronation Drive)Ditton197m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8BD

Hough Green Station0.6km
Widnes Station3.1km
Halewood Station3.7km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8BD

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

Download

Median download speed70.0Mbps
Average download speed98.5Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed5.3Mbps
Average upload speed7.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8BD (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 8BD

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WA8 8BD gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)351,576
Meter count35
Mean (kWh/meter)10,045
Median (kWh/meter)10,144

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)104,105
Meter count31
Mean (kWh/meter)3,358
Median (kWh/meter)2,814
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 8BD, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 8BD.
  • 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 8BD:

Food Standards Agency

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

Oakfield Community Nursery School and Supported Classroom
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Edinburgh Road
104m
Oakfield Community Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Edinburgh Road
104m
Hough Green Recreation Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
299 Ditchfield Road
249m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 8BD

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Merseyview Road16:0011:001,945m
Waterloo Road17:3011:002,655m
Appleton Village17:3011:002,911m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8BD

FacilityDistance
Hough Green Park
Royal Avenue, Widnes
Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches
353m
Optimum Fitness (Closed)
Everite Road Industrial Estate, Westgate, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
758m
Arley Drive Playing Fields
Arley Drive, Widnes
Grass Pitches
890m

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Nearest schools to WA8 8BD

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Oakfield Community Primary School
Edinburgh Road, Widnes, WA8 8BQ
Primary113m
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Clincton View, Widnes, WA8 8JN
Primary359m
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School
Spinney Avenue, Hough Green, Widnes, WA8 8LD
Primary586m

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WA8 8BD ITL and WA8 8BD 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 8BD:

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

WA8 8BD 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 8BD:

CodeName
OAE00062505
LSOAE01012390Halton 004B
MSOAE02002577Halton 004

Nearest postcodes to WA8 8BD

WA8 8BEEdinburgh Road98m
WA8 8BGEdinburgh Road107m
WA8 8BBEdinburgh Road117m
WA8 8RSDitchfield Road144m
WA8 8HZDitchfield Road150m
WA8 8AZCoronation Drive169m
WA8 8RTDitchfield Place176m
WA8 8HYDitchfield Road185m
WA8 8JEDitchfield Road188m
WA8 8BACoronet Way202m