WA8 8LU maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8LU lies on Halegate Road in Widnes. WA8 8LU 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 8LU maps

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

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WA8 8LU geodata

Easting347887
Northing382976
Latitude53.341119
Longitude-2.784156

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Where is WA8 8LU?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8LU 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 8LU

March 2022Other crimeOn or near Hale Gate Road432m
March 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Hale Gate Road432m
March 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Hale Gate Road432m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8LU

Halegate Farm (Hale Gate Road)Ditton52m
Halegate Farm (Hale Gate Road)Ditton72m
Pickerings Farm (Hale Gate Road)Ditton481m
Garnetts Lane (Hale Gate Road)Ditton666m
Garnetts Lane (Hale Gate Road)Ditton683m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8LU

Runcorn Station3km
Hough Green Station3.5km
Halewood Station4km

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Broadband

Broadband access in WA8 8LU (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 limitations in WA8 8LU (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%

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Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Hale Ce Controlled Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Hesketh Road
901m
Kids Club Ltd.
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Hesketh Road
901m
TKM Convenience Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
1 Halebank Road
1,073m

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Nearest post box to WA8 8LU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Merseyview Road16:0011:001,098m
Hale Post Office16:3012:001,204m
Arklow Drive16:4512:001,428m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8LU

FacilityDistance
Fpa Sports Hub
High Street, Hale Village, Liverpool
Grass Pitches
1.3km
Hale Park
High Street, Hale Village, Liverpool
Grass Pitches
1.5km
Halebank Recreation Ground
Blackburne Avenue, Widnes
Grass Pitches
1.5km

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Nearest schools to WA8 8LU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Hale Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Hesketh Road, Hale Village, Liverpool, L24 4AN
Primary1km
Halebank CofE Primary School
Heathview Road, Halebank, Widnes, WA8 8UZ
Primary1.2km
St Ambrose Catholic Academy
Alderfield Drive, Speke, Liverpool, L24 7SF
Primary2.4km

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WA8 8LU ITL and WA8 8LU 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 8LU:

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

WA8 8LU 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 8LU:

CodeName
OAE00170537
LSOAE01012391Halton 008B
MSOAE02002581Halton 008

Nearest postcodes to WA8 8LU

WA8 8LYHalegate Road411m
WA8 8LTHalegate Road545m
WA8 8LSGarnetts Lane688m
L24 4BUCrabtree Close769m
L24 4BTPeachtree Close789m
L24 4AUBrock Gardens801m
L24 4BSThorn Tree Close812m
L24 4BRAlmondtree Close832m
L24 4BPAssheton Walk837m
L24 4ATCurlender Way844m