WA8 8LR maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8LR lies on Halegate Road in Widnes. WA8 8LR is located in the Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank 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 8LR maps

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

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WA8 8LR geodata

Easting348405
Northing383712
Latitude53.347785
Longitude-2.776497

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 8LR?

StreetHalegate Road
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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WA8 8LR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8LR as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation10m33ft

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

WardDitton, Hale Village & Halebank
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8LR

June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Cock Lane Ends183m
June 2022Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Cock Lane Ends183m
May 2022Anti-social behaviourOn or near Cock Lane Ends183m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8LR

Merseyview (Hale Gate Road)Ditton103m
Cock & Trumpet (Hale Bank Road)Ditton182m
Garnetts Lane (Hale Gate Road)Ditton220m
Garnetts Lane (Hale Gate Road)Ditton234m
Merseyview (Hale Road)Ditton323m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8LR

Runcorn Station2.7km
Hough Green Station2.7km
Halewood Station4km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8LR

Broadband access in WA8 8LR (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband speed in WA8 8LR (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed43.0Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed10.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8LR (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 8LR

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WA8 8LR gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)484,039
Meter count34
Mean (kWh/meter)14,236
Median (kWh/meter)14,259

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)110,787
Meter count28
Mean (kWh/meter)3,957
Median (kWh/meter)3,303
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 8LR, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 8LR.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

82.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 8LR:

Food Standards Agency

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

TKM Convenience Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
1 Halebank Road
175m
Hale Road Fish Bar
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
488 Hale Road
266m
Mersey View Inn
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
2 Mersey View Road
267m

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Nearest post box to WA8 8LR

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Merseyview Road16:0011:00199m
Hale Post Office16:3012:002,065m
Arklow Drive16:4512:002,206m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8LR

FacilityDistance
Halebank Recreation Ground
Blackburne Avenue, Widnes
Grass Pitches
593m
Optimum Fitness (Closed)
Everite Road Industrial Estate, Westgate, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
1.5km
Optimum Fitness
St. Michaels Industrial Estate, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Sports Hall
1.6km

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Nearest schools to WA8 8LR

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Halebank CofE Primary School
Heathview Road, Halebank, Widnes, WA8 8UZ
Primary306m
St Michaels Catholic Primary School
St Michael's Road, Widnes, WA8 8TD
Primary1.7km
Hale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Hesketh Road, Hale Village, Liverpool, L24 4AN
Primary1.9km

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WA8 8LR ITL and WA8 8LR 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 8LR:

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

WA8 8LR 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 8LR:

CodeName
OAE00170560
LSOAE01012391Halton 008B
MSOAE02002581Halton 008

Nearest postcodes to WA8 8LR

WA8 8LZHalegate Road51m
WA8 8NAHalebank Road168m
WA8 8NDHalebank Road197m
WA8 8LSGarnetts Lane215m
WA8 8NBHalebank Road231m
WA8 8XAKenview Close263m
WA8 8XQHale Road272m
WA8 8UZHeathview Road313m
WA8 8LTHalegate Road355m
WA8 8UYBaguley Avenue371m