WA8 8BG maps, stats, and open data

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

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

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WA8 8BG geodata

Easting348449
Northing385726
Latitude53.365875
Longitude-2.776165

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 8BG?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8BG 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

WardBankfield
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8BG

January 2024Public orderOn or near Edinburgh Road108m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Edinburgh Road108m
December 2023Vehicle crimeOn or near Lakeside Close278m
➜ Edinburgh Road crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8BG

Oakfield Drive (Ditchfield Road)Ditton37m
Oakfield Drive (Ditchfield Road)Ditton76m
Ash Lane (Ditchfield Road)Ditton161m
Ash Lane (Ditchfield Road)Ditton198m
Ditchfield Place (Coronation Drive)Ditton235m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8BG

Hough Green Station0.7km
Widnes Station3.2km
Halewood Station3.6km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8BG

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

Download

Median download speed78.1Mbps
Average download speed120.1Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed19.5Mbps
Average upload speed16.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8BG (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 8BG

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WA8 8BG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)299,424
Meter count27
Mean (kWh/meter)11,090
Median (kWh/meter)10,595

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)85,382
Meter count26
Mean (kWh/meter)3,284
Median (kWh/meter)3,123
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 8BG, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 8BG.
  • 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 8BG:

Food Standards Agency

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

Oakfield Community Nursery School and Supported Classroom
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Edinburgh Road
211m
Oakfield Community Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Edinburgh Road
211m
Our Lady Of Perpetual Succour
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Clincton View
272m

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Nearest post box to WA8 8BG

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Merseyview Road16:0011:001,871m
Waterloo Road17:3011:002,707m
Appleton Village17:3011:003,000m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8BG

FacilityDistance
Hough Green Park
Royal Avenue, Widnes
Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches
443m
Optimum Fitness (Closed)
Everite Road Industrial Estate, Westgate, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
724m
St Michaels Catholic Primary School
St Michaels Road, Widnes
Grass Pitches
926m

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Nearest schools to WA8 8BG

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Oakfield Community Primary School
Edinburgh Road, Widnes, WA8 8BQ
Primary216m
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Clincton View, Widnes, WA8 8JN
Primary273m
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School
Spinney Avenue, Hough Green, Widnes, WA8 8LD
Primary609m

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WA8 8BG ITL and WA8 8BG 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 8BG:

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

WA8 8BG 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 8BG:

CodeName
OAE00062505
LSOAE01012390Halton 004B
MSOAE02002577Halton 004

Nearest postcodes to WA8 8BG

WA8 8RSDitchfield Road43m
WA8 8HYDitchfield Road96m
WA8 8BDEdinburgh Road107m
WA8 8BEEdinburgh Road129m
WA8 8HZDitchfield Road155m
WA8 8RGOakfield Drive158m
WA8 8RTDitchfield Place158m
WA8 8RRClincton View175m
WA8 8JAWoodview Road177m
WA8 8GFHazelwood Close187m