WA8 8RU maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8RU lies on Ditchfield Place in Widnes. WA8 8RU 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 8RU maps

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

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WA8 8RU geodata

Easting348790
Northing385583
Latitude53.364623
Longitude-2.771018

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 8RU?

StreetDitchfield Place
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 8RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8RU 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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardBankfield
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8RU

January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Edinburgh Road295m
January 2024Public orderOn or near Edinburgh Road295m
January 2024BurglaryOn or near Edwards Way397m
➜ Ditchfield Place crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8RU

Ditchfield Place (Ditchfield Road)Ditton50m
Ditchfield Place (Ditchfield Road)Ditton60m
Ditchfield Place (Coronation Drive)Ditton128m
Ditchfield Place (Coronation Drive)Ditton138m
Coronet Way (Coronation Drive)Ditton170m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8RU

Hough Green Station0.9km
Widnes Station2.9km
Runcorn Station3.6km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8RU

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

Download

Median download speed77.0Mbps
Average download speed77.1Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed19.5Mbps
Average upload speed13.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8RU (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 8RU

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WA8 8RU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)195,291
Meter count24
Mean (kWh/meter)8,137
Median (kWh/meter)7,746

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)72,202
Meter count24
Mean (kWh/meter)3,008
Median (kWh/meter)2,463
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 8RU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 8RU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

86.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 8RU:

Food Standards Agency

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

Spar
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
169a Ditchfield Road
79m
Ladbrokes
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
1 Queens Avenue
314m
Harry's Fish Bar
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
9 Queens Avenue
329m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 8RU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Merseyview Road16:0011:001,744m
Waterloo Road17:3011:002,342m
Head Office18:3012:302,655m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8RU

FacilityDistance
Optimum Fitness (Closed)
Everite Road Industrial Estate, Westgate, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
479m
St Michaels Catholic Primary School
St Michaels Road, Widnes
Grass Pitches
570m
Hough Green Park
Royal Avenue, Widnes
Outdoor Tennis Courts, Grass Pitches
610m

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Nearest schools to WA8 8RU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Oakfield Community Primary School
Edinburgh Road, Widnes, WA8 8BQ
Primary393m
St Michaels Catholic Primary School
St Michael's Road, Widnes, WA8 8TD
Primary570m
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Catholic Primary School
Clincton View, Widnes, WA8 8JN
Primary628m

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WA8 8RU ITL and WA8 8RU 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 8RU:

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

WA8 8RU 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 8RU:

CodeName
OAE00062509
LSOAE01012388Halton 006D
MSOAE02002579Halton 006

Nearest postcodes to WA8 8RU

WA8 8AUWestminster Close39m
WA8 8RFDitchfield Road78m
WA8 8WPEdgewood Close108m
WA8 8ARPhilip Road151m
WA8 8AYCoronation Drive155m
WA8 8ATCrown Avenue168m
WA8 8AZCoronation Drive176m
WA8 8ASHeralds Close207m
WA8 8GLRosewood Grove218m
WA8 8RTDitchfield Place218m