WA8 8GE maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8GE lies on Brackenwood Drive in Widnes. WA8 8GE 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 September 2002.

WA8 8GE maps

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

WA8 8GE 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 8GE geodata

Easting	348442
Northing	385442
Latitude	53.363321
Longitude	-2.776224

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 8GE?

Street	Brackenwood Drive
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 8GE Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	10m	33ft

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	Bankfield
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 8GE

40, BRACKENWOOD DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 8GE 2017 22 SEP £216,500
4, BRACKENWOOD DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 8GE 2016 3 OCT £210,000
12, BRACKENWOOD DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 8GE 2016 28 SEP £148,000
4, BRACKENWOOD DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 8GE 2011 16 MAY £200,000
48, BRACKENWOOD DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 8GE 2008 16 JUN £147,000
18, BRACKENWOOD DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 8GE 2007 5 MAY £148,500
18, BRACKENWOOD DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 8GE 2006 24 NOV £110,000
4, BRACKENWOOD DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 8GE 2005 25 NOV £200,000
42, BRACKENWOOD DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 8GE 2005 22 APR £198,000
22, BRACKENWOOD DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 8GE 2004 28 MAY £191,995

➜ Widnes house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8GE

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Edinburgh Road	335m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Edinburgh Road	335m
December 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Lakeside Close	168m
➜ Brackenwood Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8GE

Oakfield Drive (Ditchfield Road)	Ditton	214m
Oakfield Drive (Ditchfield Road)	Ditton	249m
Ditchfield Place (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	275m
Ditchfield Place (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	279m
Ditchfield Place (Ditchfield Road)	Ditton	316m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8GE

Hough Green Station	1km
Widnes Station	3.3km
Halewood Station	3.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8GE

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

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

Broadband speed in WA8 8GE (2019 data)

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Median download speed	55.2Mbps
Average download speed	53.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	12.8Mbps
Average upload speed	13.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8GE (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8GE

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 8GE gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	952,380
Meter count	67
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,215
Median (kWh/meter)	13,637

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	258,548
Meter count	65
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,978
Median (kWh/meter)	3,725

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 8GE, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 8GE.
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)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

25.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 8GE:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Tea Reef

88 Clincton View

252m

Spar

169a Ditchfield Road

296m

Our Lady Of Perpetual Succour

Clincton View

381m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Merseyview Road	16:00	11:00	1,588m
Waterloo Road	17:30	11:00	2,659m
Head Office	18:30	12:30	2,996m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8GE

Facility	Distance
Optimum Fitness (Closed) Everite Road Industrial Estate, Westgate, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	507m
Hough Green Park Royal Avenue, Widnes Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	721m
St Michaels Catholic Primary School St Michaels Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	804m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 8GE

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School Clincton View, Widnes, WA8 8JN	Primary	380m
Oakfield Community Primary School Edinburgh Road, Widnes, WA8 8BQ	Primary	482m
St Michaels Catholic Primary School St Michael's Road, Widnes, WA8 8TD	Primary	804m

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WA8 8GE ITL and WA8 8GE 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 8GE:

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 8GE 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 8GE:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062492
LSOA	E01012389	Halton 008A
MSOA	E02002581	Halton 008

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 8GE

WA8 8GG	Maplewood Close	88m
WA8 8GH	Ashwood Close	97m
WA8 8RQ	Lakeside Close	113m
WA8 8GF	Hazelwood Close	114m
WA8 8RG	Oakfield Drive	155m
WA8 8GL	Rosewood Grove	167m
WA8 8RH	Lakeside Close	187m
WA8 8RT	Ditchfield Place	236m
WA8 8RJ	Oakfield Drive	240m
WA8 8RS	Ditchfield Road	241m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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