WA8 8SH maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8SH lies on Southway in Widnes. WA8 8SH is located in the Highfield 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 8SH maps

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

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WA8 8SH geodata

Easting349576
Northing385896
Latitude53.367512
Longitude-2.759257

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 8SH?

StreetSouthway
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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WA8 8SH Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation20m66ft

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

WardHighfield
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8SH

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Petrol Station438m
January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Petrol Station438m
January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Petrol Station438m
➜ Southway crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8SH

Alexander Drive (Hale Road)Ditton109m
Crossway (Hale Road)Ditton121m
Alexander Drive (Hale Road)Ditton136m
Crossway (Hale Road)Ditton216m
Crossway (Dundalk Road)Ditton245m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8SH

Hough Green Station1.2km
Widnes Station2.1km
Runcorn Station3.5km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8SH

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

Download

Median download speed50.0Mbps
Average download speed60.1Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.8Mbps
Average upload speed9.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8SH (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 8SH

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WA8 8SH gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)536,940
Meter count47
Mean (kWh/meter)11,424
Median (kWh/meter)11,389

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)153,070
Meter count45
Mean (kWh/meter)3,402
Median (kWh/meter)3,179
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 8SH, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 8SH.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

86% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 8SH:

Food Standards Agency

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

Voyage Care Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
56 Blundell Road
94m
Blundell Arms
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Hale Road
164m
Ditton Deli
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
101a Hale Road
165m

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Nearest post box to WA8 8SH

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Waterloo Road17:3011:001,714m
Appleton Village17:3011:001,865m
Head Office18:3012:301,929m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8SH

FacilityDistance
Ashley High School
Cawfield Avenue, Widnes
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall
476m
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Liverpool Road, Widnes
Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts
512m
Chesnut Lodge School
Green Lane, Widnes
Sports Hall, Swimming Pool
567m

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Nearest schools to WA8 8SH

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Ashley High School
Cawfield Avenue, Widnes, WA8 7HG
Not applicable476m
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School
Dundalk Road, Widnes, WA8 8DF
Nursery494m
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7HU
Secondary512m

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WA8 8SH ITL and WA8 8SH 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 8SH:

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

WA8 8SH 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 8SH:

CodeName
OAE00062451
LSOAE01012379Halton 006B
MSOAE02002579Halton 006

Nearest postcodes to WA8 8SH

WA8 8SSBlundell Road68m
WA8 8DJMyrtle Grove77m
WA8 8DLAlmond Grove81m
WA8 8DNAsh Grove104m
WA8 8DQHale Road122m
WA8 8SQCrossway125m
WA8 8DHJasmine Grove128m
WA8 8DWHale Road157m
WA8 8SXHale Road164m
WA8 8SJNorthway168m