WA8 8SX maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8SX lies on Hale Road in Widnes. WA8 8SX 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 8SX maps

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

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WA8 8SX geodata

Easting349503
Northing385749
Latitude53.366183
Longitude-2.760331

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Where is WA8 8SX?

StreetHale Road
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
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WA8 8SX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8SX 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 8SX

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Petrol Station275m
January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Petrol Station275m
January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Petrol Station275m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8SX

Blundell Arms (Coronation Drive)Ditton100m
Blundell Arms (Coronation Drive)Ditton112m
Alexander Drive (Hale Road)Ditton135m
Alexander Drive (Hale Road)Ditton148m
Borrowdale Road (Coronation Drive)Ditton215m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8SX

Hough Green Station1.2km
Widnes Station2.2km
Runcorn Station3.4km

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Broadband

Broadband access in WA8 8SX (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 limitations in WA8 8SX (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

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Blundell Arms
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Hale Road
0m
Ditton Deli
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
101a Hale Road
135m
Golden Flower Takeaway
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
5-7 Alexander Drive
145m

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Nearest post box to WA8 8SX

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Waterloo Road17:3011:001,714m
Head Office18:3012:301,968m
Appleton Village17:3011:001,978m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8SX

FacilityDistance
Ashley High School
Cawfield Avenue, Widnes
Grass Pitches, Sports Hall
623m
St Michaels Catholic Primary School
St Michaels Road, Widnes
Grass Pitches
630m
Ormiston Chadwick Academy
Liverpool Road, Widnes
Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Health and Fitness Gym, Grass Pitches, Studio, Outdoor Tennis Courts
662m

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Nearest schools to WA8 8SX

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School
Dundalk Road, Widnes, WA8 8DF
Nursery597m
Ashley High School
Cawfield Avenue, Widnes, WA8 7HG
Not applicable623m
St Michaels Catholic Primary School
St Michael's Road, Widnes, WA8 8TD
Primary630m

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WA8 8SX ITL and WA8 8SX 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 8SX:

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

WA8 8SX 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 8SX:

CodeName
OAE00062452
LSOAE01012380Halton 006C
MSOAE02002579Halton 006

Nearest postcodes to WA8 8SX

WA8 8DWHale Road63m
WA8 8STNicholas Road82m
WA8 8SSBlundell Road115m
WA8 8DNAsh Grove115m
WA8 8PQStandish Court140m
WA8 8ABCoronation Drive143m
WA8 8SYHale Road144m
WA8 8DLAlmond Grove162m
WA8 8SHSouthway164m
WA8 8SUFrancis Close182m