WA8 8HW maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8HW lies on Royal Place in Widnes. WA8 8HW 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 8HW maps

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

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WA8 8HW geodata

Easting348724
Northing385929
Latitude53.367726
Longitude-2.772066

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 8HW?

StreetRoyal Place
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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WA8 8HW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8HW 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 8HW

January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Edinburgh Road243m
January 2024Public orderOn or near Edinburgh Road243m
January 2024BurglaryOn or near Edwards Way460m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8HW

Coronet Way (Coronation Drive)Ditton144m
Coronet Way (Coronation Drive)Ditton198m
Queens Avenue (Coronation Drive)Ditton288m
Ditchfield Place (Coronation Drive)Ditton321m
Ditchfield Place (Coronation Drive)Ditton325m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8HW

Hough Green Station0.6km
Widnes Station2.8km
Halewood Station3.9km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8HW

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

Download

Median download speed26.8Mbps
Average download speed36.4Mbps
Maximum download speed100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed2.0Mbps
Average upload speed3.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed6.69Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8HW (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 8HW

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WA8 8HW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)173,930
Meter count17
Mean (kWh/meter)10,231
Median (kWh/meter)10,923

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)41,835
Meter count16
Mean (kWh/meter)2,615
Median (kWh/meter)2,480
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 8HW, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 8HW.
  • 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 8HW:

Food Standards Agency

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

Oakfield Community Nursery School and Supported Classroom
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Edinburgh Road
137m
Oakfield Community Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Edinburgh Road
137m
Beer Bellies
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
37 Queens Avenue
167m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 8HW

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Merseyview Road16:0011:002,080m
Waterloo Road17:3011:002,504m
Appleton Village17:3011:002,691m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8HW

FacilityDistance
Hough Green Park
Royal Avenue, Widnes
Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches
271m
Arley Drive Playing Fields
Arley Drive, Widnes
Grass Pitches
704m
Optimum Fitness (Closed)
Everite Road Industrial Estate, Westgate, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
830m

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Nearest schools to WA8 8HW

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Oakfield Community Primary School
Edinburgh Road, Widnes, WA8 8BQ
Primary159m
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Clincton View, Widnes, WA8 8JN
Primary589m
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School
Spinney Avenue, Hough Green, Widnes, WA8 8LD
Primary653m

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WA8 8HW ITL and WA8 8HW 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 8HW:

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

WA8 8HW 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 8HW:

CodeName
OAE00062508
LSOAE01012390Halton 004B
MSOAE02002577Halton 004

Nearest postcodes to WA8 8HW

WA8 8HNRoyal Avenue74m
WA8 8BACoronet Way89m
WA8 8BNRegal Crescent99m
WA8 8HGManor Road115m
WA8 8PNGutticar Road140m
WA8 8BHCoronation Drive145m
WA8 8BBEdinburgh Road158m
WA8 8HLRoyal Avenue159m
WA8 8HJRoyal Avenue163m
WA8 8AXCoronation Drive185m