WA8 8DW maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8DW lies on Hale Road in Widnes. WA8 8DW is located in the Highfield 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 8DW maps

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

WA8 8DW 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 8DW geodata

Easting	349565
Northing	385739
Latitude	53.366099
Longitude	-2.759397

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 8DW?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8DW 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	Highfield
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8DW

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Petrol Station	304m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Petrol Station	304m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Petrol Station	304m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8DW

Alexander Drive (Hale Road)	Ditton	79m
Alexander Drive (Hale Road)	Ditton	100m
Blundell Arms (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	139m
Blundell Arms (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	168m
Crossway (Hale Road)	Ditton	211m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8DW

Hough Green Station	1.3km
Widnes Station	2.2km
Runcorn Station	3.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8DW

Broadband access in WA8 8DW (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	84.2%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in WA8 8DW (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	78.1Mbps
Average download speed	108.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	14.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8DW (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 8DW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	229,559
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,082
Median (kWh/meter)	11,502

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	70,694
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,927
Median (kWh/meter)	4,338

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

93.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 8DW:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Blundell Arms

Hale Road

63m

Ditton Deli

101a Hale Road

73m

Golden Flower Takeaway

5-7 Alexander Drive

82m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Waterloo Road	17:30	11:00	1,653m
Head Office	18:30	12:30	1,905m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	1,923m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8DW

Facility	Distance
Ashley High School Cawfield Avenue, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	584m
King George V Playing Fields (Widnes) Dundalk Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	643m
St Michaels Catholic Primary School St Michaels Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	653m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 8DW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School Dundalk Road, Widnes, WA8 8DF	Nursery	542m
Ashley High School Cawfield Avenue, Widnes, WA8 7HG	Not applicable	584m
St Michaels Catholic Primary School St Michael's Road, Widnes, WA8 8TD	Primary	653m

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WA8 8DW ITL and WA8 8DW 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 8DW:

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 8DW 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 8DW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062452
LSOA	E01012380	Halton 006C
MSOA	E02002579	Halton 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 8DW

WA8 8SX	Hale Road	63m
WA8 8DN	Ash Grove	72m
WA8 8PQ	Standish Court	120m
WA8 8DL	Almond Grove	125m
WA8 8SS	Blundell Road	133m
WA8 8PE	Gathurst Court	134m
WA8 8EJ	Montgomery Road	144m
WA8 8ST	Nicholas Road	145m
WA8 8DQ	Hale Road	150m
WA8 8SH	Southway	157m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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