WA8 8SL maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8SL lies on Eastway in Widnes. WA8 8SL 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 8SL maps

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

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WA8 8SL geodata

Easting349657
Northing386058
Latitude53.368991
Longitude-2.758067

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 8SL?

StreetEastway
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 8SL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8SL 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.

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

Politics

WardHighfield
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8SL

December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Glenn Place378m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Kershaw Street454m
October 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Glenn Place378m
➜ Eastway crime map and outcomes

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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8SL

Crossway (Hale Road)Ditton76m
Crossway (Hale Road)Ditton160m
Crossway (Dundalk Road)Ditton179m
Liverpool Road (Hale Road)Ditton190m
Bankfield School (Liverpool Road)Ditton195m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8SL

Hough Green Station1.2km
Widnes Station1.9km
Runcorn Station3.6km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8SL

Broadband access in WA8 8SL (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband81.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 8SL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed45.5Mbps
Average download speed56.6Mbps
Maximum download speed100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.8Mbps
Average upload speed11.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8SL (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 8SL

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WA8 8SL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)162,599
Meter count16
Mean (kWh/meter)10,162
Median (kWh/meter)9,824

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)26,774
Meter count9
Mean (kWh/meter)2,975
Median (kWh/meter)2,345
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 8SL, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 8SL.
  • 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 8SL:

Food Standards Agency

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

Voyage Care Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
56 Blundell Road
144m
The Olive Tree by HHT at Naughtonfields
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
241 Liverpool Road
176m
Co-operative Group
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
231 Liverpool Road
196m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 8SL

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Waterloo Road17:3011:001,731m
Appleton Village17:3011:001,750m
Head Office18:3012:301,901m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8SL

FacilityDistance
Ashley High School
Cawfield Avenue, Widnes
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall
334m
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Liverpool Road, Widnes
Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts
360m
Chesnut Lodge School
Green Lane, Widnes
Sports Hall, Swimming Pool
444m

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Nearest schools to WA8 8SL

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Ashley High School
Cawfield Avenue, Widnes, WA8 7HG
Not applicable334m
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7HU
Secondary360m
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School
Dundalk Road, Widnes, WA8 8DF
Nursery427m

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WA8 8SL ITL and WA8 8SL 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 8SL:

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

WA8 8SL 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 8SL:

CodeName
OAE00062445
LSOAE01012379Halton 006B
MSOAE02002579Halton 006

Nearest postcodes to WA8 8SL

WA8 8SQCrossway56m
WA8 8SJNorthway76m
WA8 8DHJasmine Grove99m
WA8 8SAHale Road102m
WA8 8SFHale Road102m
WA8 8SBBerry Road108m
WA8 7HLLiverpool Road125m
WA8 8SGGrange Drive129m
WA8 8AALodge Place133m
WA8 8SNBlundell Road141m