WA8 8LA maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8LA lies on Broadway in Widnes. WA8 8LA 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 8LA maps

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

WA8 8LA 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 8LA geodata

Easting	348261
Northing	386172
Latitude	53.369865
Longitude	-2.779063

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 8LA?

Street	Broadway
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 8LA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8LA 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
Licence: Open Government Licence

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8LA

June 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Briarfield Avenue	107m
June 2022	Public order	On or near Sandiway Avenue	110m
June 2022	Drugs	On or near Sandiway Avenue	110m
➜ Broadway crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8LA

Hall Avenue (Ditchfield Road)	Ditton	211m
Hall Avenue (Ditchfield Road)	Ditton	230m
Ash Lane (Ditchfield Road)	Ditton	286m
Ash Lane (Ditchfield Road)	Ditton	323m
Hough Green Station (Liverpool Road)	Ditton	340m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8LA

Hough Green Station	0.4km
Widnes Station	3.2km
Halewood Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8LA

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

Download

Median download speed	70.0Mbps
Average download speed	80.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.9Mbps
Average upload speed	11.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8LA (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 8LA

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 8LA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	430,078
Meter count	32
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,440
Median (kWh/meter)	12,824

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	103,688
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,456
Median (kWh/meter)	3,166

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Spinney Avenue CE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Spinney Avenue

135m

Spinney Pre-School

Spinney Avenue

135m

Hough Green Recreation Club

299 Ditchfield Road

205m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Merseyview Road	16:00	11:00	2,332m
Waterloo Road	17:30	11:00	3,023m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	3,122m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8LA

Facility	Distance
Hough Green Park Royal Avenue, Widnes Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches	310m
Arley Drive Playing Fields Arley Drive, Widnes Grass Pitches	770m
Upton Community Centre Hough Green Road, Widnes Sports Hall	1.1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 8LA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Michael with St Thomas CE Primary School Spinney Avenue, Hough Green, Widnes, WA8 8LD	Primary	134m
Oakfield Community Primary School Edinburgh Road, Widnes, WA8 8BQ	Primary	405m
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School Clincton View, Widnes, WA8 8JN	Primary	466m

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 8LA ITL and WA8 8LA 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 8LA:

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 8LA 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 8LA:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062499
LSOA	E01012389	Halton 008A
MSOA	E02002581	Halton 008

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 8LA

WA8 8LE	Sandiway Avenue	94m
WA8 8XS	Hall Avenue	106m
WA8 8JZ	Briarfield Avenue	116m
WA8 8LB	Spinney Avenue	171m
WA8 8JQ	Ash Lane	179m
WA8 8XT	Meadway	190m
WA8 8JX	Ditchfield Road	198m
WA8 8JH	Ash Lane	210m
WA8 8JY	Ditchfield Road	226m
WA8 8JJ	Dale Close	258m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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