WA8 8HB maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8HB lies on Royal Avenue in Widnes. WA8 8HB 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 8HB maps

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

WA8 8HB 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 8HB geodata

Easting	349037
Northing	386120
Latitude	53.369473
Longitude	-2.767393

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 8HB?

Street	Royal Avenue
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 8HB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8HB 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	Bankfield
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8HB

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Edwards Way	384m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Edwards Way	384m
July 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Edwards Way	384m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8HB

Royal Avenue	Ditton	108m
Royal Avenue (Liverpool Road)	Ditton	141m
Sunningdale (Liverpool Road)	Ditton	198m
Royal Avenue (Liverpool Road)	Ditton	200m
Queens Avenue (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	272m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8HB

Hough Green Station	0.6km
Widnes Station	2.5km
Runcorn Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8HB

Broadband access in WA8 8HB (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 8HB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	75.0Mbps
Average download speed	92.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	0.7Mbps
Average upload speed	0.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	0.90Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8HB (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 8HB

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 8HB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	77,003
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,556
Median (kWh/meter)	7,856

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	16,998
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,125
Median (kWh/meter)	2,212

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

79.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 8HB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Quarry Court Community Kitchen

Delamere Avenue Widnes Cheshir

210m

Avondale Village Stores Ltd

9 Sunningdale Avenue

212m

Beer Bellies

37 Queens Avenue

218m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Waterloo Road	17:30	11:00	2,294m
Merseyview Road	16:00	11:00	2,317m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	2,353m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8HB

Facility	Distance
Hough Green Park Royal Avenue, Widnes Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	468m
Arley Drive Playing Fields Arley Drive, Widnes Grass Pitches	513m
Ormiston Chadwick Academy Liverpool Road, Widnes Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	607m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 8HB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Oakfield Community Primary School Edinburgh Road, Widnes, WA8 8BQ	Primary	516m
Ormiston Chadwick Academy Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7HU	Secondary	607m
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School Spinney Avenue, Hough Green, Widnes, WA8 8LD	Primary	885m

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WA8 8HB ITL and WA8 8HB 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 8HB:

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 8HB 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 8HB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062501
LSOA	E01012390	Halton 004B
MSOA	E02002577	Halton 004

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 8HB

WA8 8PH	Mayfield Avenue	55m
WA8 8HD	New Bank Road	68m
WA8 8HA	Royal Avenue	102m
WA8 8HH	Manor Road	105m
WA8 8ET	Kendal Road	129m
WA8 8HQ	Manor Place	155m
WA8 8PJ	Mayfield Avenue	172m
WA8 8ES	Derwent Road	173m
WA8 8YQ	Lune Way	175m
WA8 8EW	Hanley Road	177m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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