WA8 8SU maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8SU lies on Francis Close in Widnes. WA8 8SU 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 8SU maps

WA8 8SU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WA8 8SU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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WA8 8SU geodata

Easting	349372
Northing	385876
Latitude	53.367312
Longitude	-2.762320

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 8SU?

Street	Francis Close
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 8SU Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	20m	66ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Bankfield
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8SU

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Edwards Way	255m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Petrol Station	362m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Petrol Station	362m
➜ Francis Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8SU

Borrowdale Road (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	112m
Borrowdale Road (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	163m
Blundell Arms (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	172m
Blundell Arms (Coronation Drive)	Ditton	223m
Alexander Drive (Hale Road)	Ditton	276m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8SU

Hough Green Station	1km
Widnes Station	2.3km
Runcorn Station	3.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8SU

Broadband access in WA8 8SU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 8SU (2019 data)

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Median download speed	74.6Mbps
Average download speed	79.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	8.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8SU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8SU

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 8SU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	724,866
Meter count	76
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,538
Median (kWh/meter)	8,997

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	225,044
Meter count	69
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,262
Median (kWh/meter)	2,939

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 8SU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 8SU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

93.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 8SU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Blundell Arms

Hale Road

182m

Voyage Care Ltd

56 Blundell Road

194m

Widnes Hall and Lodge

Coronation Drive

259m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WA8 8SU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Waterloo Road	17:30	11:00	1,886m
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	2,068m
Head Office	18:30	12:30	2,122m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8SU

Facility	Distance
Ormiston Chadwick Academy Liverpool Road, Widnes Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts	568m
Ashley High School Cawfield Avenue, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	665m
St Michaels Catholic Primary School St Michaels Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	703m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 8SU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Ormiston Chadwick Academy Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7HU	Secondary	568m
Ashley High School Cawfield Avenue, Widnes, WA8 7HG	Not applicable	665m
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School Dundalk Road, Widnes, WA8 8DF	Nursery	699m

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WA8 8SU ITL and WA8 8SU 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 8SU:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLD	North West (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLD7	Merseyside
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLD71	East Merseyside
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000006	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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WA8 8SU 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 8SU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062452
LSOA	E01012380	Halton 006C
MSOA	E02002579	Halton 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 8SU

WA8 8ER	Borrowdale Road	72m
WA8 8SW	Graham Road	93m
WA8 8AD	Coronation Drive	97m
WA8 8ST	Nicholas Road	117m
WA8 8SS	Blundell Road	145m
WA8 8YG	Aycliffe Walk	151m
WA8 8AB	Coronation Drive	161m
WA8 8XY	Leigh Green Close	166m
WA8 8SR	Graham Close	177m
WA8 8SP	Rydal Way	180m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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