WA8 8HJ maps, stats, and open data

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

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

WA8 8HJ 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 8HJ geodata

Easting	348864
Northing	386012
Latitude	53.368486
Longitude	-2.769975

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 8HJ?

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 8HJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8HJ 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 8HJ

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Edwards Way	385m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Edinburgh Road	402m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Edinburgh Road	402m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8HJ

Queens Avenue (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	219m
Queens Avenue (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	244m
Coronet Way (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	253m
Sunningdale (Liverpool Road)	Ditton	282m
Royal Avenue (Liverpool Road)	Ditton	297m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8HJ

Hough Green Station	0.6km
Widnes Station	2.7km
Runcorn Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8HJ

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

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	106.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	10.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8HJ (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 8HJ

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 8HJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	357,785
Meter count	36
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,938
Median (kWh/meter)	10,376

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	98,995
Meter count	31
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,193
Median (kWh/meter)	3,209

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Beer Bellies

37 Queens Avenue

56m

Grillionaire

33 Queens Avenue

70m

Shake Waffle 'n' Roll

29 Queens Avenue

79m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Merseyview Road	16:00	11:00	2,179m
Waterloo Road	17:30	11:00	2,405m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	2,539m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8HJ

Facility	Distance
Hough Green Park Royal Avenue, Widnes Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	326m
Arley Drive Playing Fields Arley Drive, Widnes Grass Pitches	601m
Ormiston Chadwick Academy Liverpool Road, Widnes Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	810m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 8HJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Oakfield Community Primary School Edinburgh Road, Widnes, WA8 8BQ	Primary	315m
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School Spinney Avenue, Hough Green, Widnes, WA8 8LD	Primary	744m
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School Clincton View, Widnes, WA8 8JN	Primary	750m

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WA8 8HJ ITL and WA8 8HJ 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 8HJ:

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 8HJ 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 8HJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062508
LSOA	E01012390	Halton 004B
MSOA	E02002577	Halton 004

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 8HJ

WA8 8HG	Manor Road	65m
WA8 8HQ	Manor Place	77m
WA8 8HN	Royal Avenue	95m
WA8 8HH	Manor Road	99m
WA8 8HE	New Bank Road	102m
WA8 8BN	Regal Crescent	150m
WA8 8PJ	Mayfield Avenue	156m
WA8 8HD	New Bank Road	156m
WA8 8HW	Royal Place	163m
WA8 8PN	Gutticar Road	166m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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