WA8 8GA maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8GA 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 June 2000.

WA8 8GA maps

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

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WA8 8GA geodata

Easting349904
Northing386005
Latitude53.368539
Longitude-2.754346

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Where is WA8 8GA?

CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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WA8 8GA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8GA 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

WardHighfield
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8GA

December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Glenn Place229m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Kershaw Street387m
November 2023Anti-social behaviourOn or near Rowthorn Close433m
➜ Get more crime data in our Crime section

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8GA

Crossway (Dundalk Road)Ditton100m
Ditton Centre (Dundalk Road)Ditton147m
Crossway (Hale Road)Ditton177m
Ditton Centre (Dundalk Road)Ditton208m
Liverpool Road (Hale Road)Ditton228m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8GA

Hough Green Station1.4km
Widnes Station1.8km
Runcorn Station3.5km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8GA

Broadband access in WA8 8GA (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 8GA (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed55.0Mbps
Average download speed45.3Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed10.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8GA (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 8GA

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Deprivation

86% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 8GA:

Food Standards Agency

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

The Orange Tree Bistro
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Ashley Green
17m
Ditton day Care - Main Kitchen (School meals service)
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Dundalk Road
58m
Ditton Day care - Snack Kitchens( includes sunshine room)
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Dundalk Road
58m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 8GA

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Waterloo Road17:3011:001,501m
Appleton Village17:3011:001,520m
Head Office18:3012:301,652m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8GA

FacilityDistance
Ashley High School
Cawfield Avenue, Widnes
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall
165m
Chesnut Lodge School
Green Lane, Widnes
Sports Hall, Swimming Pool
225m
Ditton Primary School
Livepool Road, Widnes
Grass Pitches
371m

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Nearest schools to WA8 8GA

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Ashley High School
Cawfield Avenue, Widnes, WA8 7HG
Not applicable165m
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School
Dundalk Road, Widnes, WA8 8DF
Nursery176m
Chesnut Lodge Special School
Green Lane, Ditton, Widnes, WA8 7HF
Not applicable225m

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WA8 8GA ITL and WA8 8GA 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 8GA:

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

WA8 8GA 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 8GA:

CodeName
OAE00062444
LSOAE01012379Halton 006B
MSOAE02002579Halton 006

Nearest postcodes to WA8 8GA

WA8 8DFDundalk Road57m
WA8 8DEDundalk Road76m
WA8 8AALodge Place122m
WA8 8SGGrange Drive133m
WA8 8SFHale Road152m
WA8 8DDDundalk Road168m
WA8 8EGMontgomery Road183m
WA8 8SAHale Road196m
WA8 8BYNetherfield196m
WA8 8SEElizabeth Terrace199m