WA8 8JZ maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8JZ lies on Briarfield Avenue in Widnes. WA8 8JZ 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 8JZ maps

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

WA8 8JZ 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 8JZ geodata

Easting	348275
Northing	386057
Latitude	53.368833
Longitude	-2.778834

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 8JZ?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8JZ 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 8JZ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Edinburgh Road	408m
January 2024	Public order	On or near Edinburgh Road	408m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Edinburgh Road	408m
➜ Briarfield Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8JZ

Ash Lane (Ditchfield Road)	Ditton	179m
Ash Lane (Ditchfield Road)	Ditton	213m
Hall Avenue (Ditchfield Road)	Ditton	229m
Hall Avenue (Ditchfield Road)	Ditton	273m
Hough Green Station (Liverpool Road)	Ditton	397m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8JZ

Hough Green Station	0.5km
Widnes Station	3.2km
Halewood Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8JZ

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

Download

Median download speed	78.1Mbps
Average download speed	84.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8JZ (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 8JZ

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 8JZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	652,442
Meter count	51
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,793
Median (kWh/meter)	12,559

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	178,185
Meter count	48
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,712
Median (kWh/meter)	3,534

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Hough Green Recreation Club

299 Ditchfield Road

124m

Spinney Avenue CE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Spinney Avenue

236m

Spinney Pre-School

Spinney Avenue

236m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Merseyview Road	16:00	11:00	2,216m
Waterloo Road	17:30	11:00	2,970m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	3,118m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8JZ

Facility	Distance
Hough Green Park Royal Avenue, Widnes Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	310m
Arley Drive Playing Fields Arley Drive, Widnes Grass Pitches	831m
Optimum Fitness (Closed) Everite Road Industrial Estate, Westgate, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	1.1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 8JZ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School Spinney Avenue, Hough Green, Widnes, WA8 8LD	Primary	235m
Oakfield Community Primary School Edinburgh Road, Widnes, WA8 8BQ	Primary	328m
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School Clincton View, Widnes, WA8 8JN	Primary	357m

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 8JZ ITL and WA8 8JZ 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 8JZ:

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 8JZ 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 8JZ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062494
LSOA	E01012389	Halton 008A
MSOA	E02002581	Halton 008

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 8JZ

WA8 8JQ	Ash Lane	66m
WA8 8JH	Ash Lane	103m
WA8 8LE	Sandiway Avenue	113m
WA8 8LA	Broadway	116m
WA8 8JX	Ditchfield Road	126m
WA8 8JL	Clincton View	169m
WA8 8JY	Ditchfield Road	169m
WA8 8JD	Woodview Crescent	172m
WA8 8JJ	Dale Close	179m
WA8 8JE	Ditchfield Road	186m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence