WA8 8SZ maps, stats, and open data

WA8 8SZ lies on Hale Road in Widnes. WA8 8SZ is located in the Ditton, Hale Village & Halebank 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 8SZ maps

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

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WA8 8SZ geodata

Easting349324
Northing385418
Latitude53.363191
Longitude-2.762967

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 8SZ?

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

Elevation or altitude of WA8 8SZ 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

WardDitton, Hale Village & Halebank
ConstituencyHalton

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 8SZ

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Petrol Station103m
January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Petrol Station103m
January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Petrol Station103m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 8SZ

St. Michaels (Hale Road)Ditton26m
St. Michaels (Ditchfield Road)Ditton105m
St. Michaels (Hale Road)Ditton153m
Blundell Arms (Coronation Drive)Ditton277m
Blundell Arms (Coronation Drive)Ditton298m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 8SZ

Hough Green Station1.3km
Widnes Station2.6km
Runcorn Station3.1km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 8SZ

Broadband access in WA8 8SZ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband89.5%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 8SZ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed80.0Mbps
Average download speed75.3Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed20.0Mbps
Average upload speed14.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 8SZ (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 8SZ

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WA8 8SZ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)177,764
Meter count19
Mean (kWh/meter)9,356
Median (kWh/meter)8,019

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)62,743
Meter count17
Mean (kWh/meter)3,691
Median (kWh/meter)3,188
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 8SZ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 8SZ.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

70.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 8SZ:

Food Standards Agency

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

Booths Of Ditton Limited
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Hale Road
1m
St Michaels News/ aka best one
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
201 Hale Road
59m
Ditton Pharmacy
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
203 Hale Road
82m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 8SZ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Merseyview Road16:0011:001,746m
Waterloo Road17:3011:001,785m
Head Office18:3012:302,114m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 8SZ

FacilityDistance
St Michaels Catholic Primary School
St Michaels Road, Widnes
Grass Pitches
254m
Optimum Fitness
St. Michaels Industrial Estate, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio, Sports Hall
351m
Optimum Fitness (Closed)
Everite Road Industrial Estate, Westgate, Widnes
Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
592m

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Nearest schools to WA8 8SZ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Michaels Catholic Primary School
St Michael's Road, Widnes, WA8 8TD
Primary254m
Oakfield Community Primary School
Edinburgh Road, Widnes, WA8 8BQ
Primary901m
Aspiring Foundations Federated Nursery Schools - Ditton Nursery School
Dundalk Road, Widnes, WA8 8DF
Nursery910m

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WA8 8SZ ITL and WA8 8SZ 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 8SZ:

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

WA8 8SZ 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 8SZ:

CodeName
OAE00170554
LSOAE01012443Halton 008D
MSOAE02002581Halton 008

Nearest postcodes to WA8 8SZ

WA8 8QRSuffolk Place48m
WA8 8TAHale Road54m
WA8 8QHDitchfield Road65m
WA8 8TBSt Michaels Road85m
WA8 8YBAddingham Avenue97m
WA8 8TFSt Michaels Road123m
WA8 8QGDitchfield Road127m
WA8 8QQArnold Place149m
WA8 8RZRadford Close156m
WA8 8QJCanterbury Road166m