WA8 8HL maps, stats, and open data

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

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

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WA8 8HL geodata

Easting348585
Northing386007
Latitude53.368414
Longitude-2.774167

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 8HL?

StreetRoyal Avenue
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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WA8 8HL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8HL 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

WardBankfield
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8HL

January 2024Public orderOn or near Edinburgh Road251m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Edinburgh Road251m
November 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Edinburgh Road251m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8HL

Hall Avenue (Ditchfield Road)Ditton202m
Ash Lane (Ditchfield Road)Ditton227m
Ash Lane (Ditchfield Road)Ditton250m
Hall Avenue (Ditchfield Road)Ditton250m
Coronet Way (Coronation Drive)Ditton274m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8HL

Hough Green Station0.4km
Widnes Station2.9km
Halewood Station3.7km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8HL

Broadband access in WA8 8HL (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband speed in WA8 8HL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed100.0Mbps
Average download speed118.5Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.4Mbps
Average upload speed2.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed6.66Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8HL (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 8HL

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WA8 8HL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)225,253
Meter count17
Mean (kWh/meter)13,250
Median (kWh/meter)13,817

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)66,397
Meter count15
Mean (kWh/meter)4,426
Median (kWh/meter)4,636
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 8HL, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 8HL.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Oakfield Community Nursery School and Supported Classroom
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Edinburgh Road
131m
Oakfield Community Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Edinburgh Road
131m
Hough Green Recreation Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
299 Ditchfield Road
193m

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Nearest post box to WA8 8HL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Merseyview Road16:0011:002,150m
Waterloo Road17:3011:002,662m
Appleton Village17:3011:002,816m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8HL

FacilityDistance
Hough Green Park
Royal Avenue, Widnes
Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches
146m
Arley Drive Playing Fields
Arley Drive, Widnes
Grass Pitches
679m
Optimum Fitness (Closed)
Everite Road Industrial Estate, Westgate, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
932m

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Nearest schools to WA8 8HL

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Oakfield Community Primary School
Edinburgh Road, Widnes, WA8 8BQ
Primary102m
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School
Spinney Avenue, Hough Green, Widnes, WA8 8LD
Primary493m
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Clincton View, Widnes, WA8 8JN
Primary503m

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WA8 8HL ITL and WA8 8HL 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 8HL:

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

WA8 8HL 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 8HL:

CodeName
OAE00062498
LSOAE01012390Halton 004B
MSOAE02002577Halton 004

Nearest postcodes to WA8 8HL

WA8 8PNGutticar Road137m
WA8 8JYDitchfield Road145m
WA8 8HWRoyal Place159m
WA8 8JXDitchfield Road188m
WA8 8PWMayfield Avenue205m
WA8 8BDEdinburgh Road214m
WA8 8HGManor Road214m
WA8 8BACoronet Way216m
WA8 8BBEdinburgh Road220m
WA8 8HNRoyal Avenue220m