WA8 9AU maps, stats, and open data

WA8 9AU lies on Biddleston Cross in Widnes. WA8 9AU is located in the Birchfield 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 2009.

WA8 9AU maps

WA8 9AU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

WA8 9AU 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 9AU geodata

Easting	350295
Northing	387040
Latitude	53.377862
Longitude	-2.748633

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 9AU?

Street	Biddleston Cross
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence

WA8 9AU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 9AU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	30m	98ft

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	Birchfield
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
Licence: Open Government Licence

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 9AU

16, BIDDLESTON CROSS, WIDNES, WA8 9AU 2021 7 JUN £495,000
25, BIDDLESTON CROSS, WIDNES, WA8 9AU 2017 12 JUN £400,000
25, BIDDLESTON CROSS, WIDNES, WA8 9AU 2016 22 DEC £364,000
7, BIDDLESTON CROSS, WIDNES, WA8 9AU 2015 26 JUN £380,000
4, BIDDLESTON CROSS, WIDNES, WA8 9AU 2015 12 JUN £242,000
9, BIDDLESTON CROSS, WIDNES, WA8 9AU 2014 12 SEP £247,500
8, BIDDLESTON CROSS, WIDNES, WA8 9AU 2014 25 JUL £249,000
5, BIDDLESTON CROSS, WIDNES, WA8 9AU 2014 21 JUL £280,000
1, BIDDLESTON CROSS, WIDNES, WA8 9AU 2014 18 JUL £360,000
12, BIDDLESTON CROSS, WIDNES, WA8 9AU 2013 27 MAR £245,000

➜ Widnes house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 9AU

December 2023	Other crime	On or near Lingwell Park	341m
December 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Lingwell Park	341m
August 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Lingwell Park	341m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 9AU

Queensbury Way	Upton Rocks	247m
Queensbury Way	Upton Rocks	438m
Queensbury Way	Upton Rocks	519m
Ball O Ditton (Liverpool Road)	Ball O'ditton	719m
Ball O Ditton (Liverpool Road)	Ball O'ditton	734m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 9AU

Widnes Station	1km
Hough Green Station	1.9km
Runcorn Station	4.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 9AU

Broadband access in WA8 9AU (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 9AU (2019 data)

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Median download speed	76.5Mbps
Average download speed	73.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	20.0Mbps
Average upload speed	19.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 9AU (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 9AU

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 9AU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA8 9AU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	360,841
Meter count	21
Mean (kWh/meter)	17,183
Median (kWh/meter)	16,302

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	82,231
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,837
Median (kWh/meter)	4,551

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 9AU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 9AU.
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)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

11.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 9AU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA8 9AU (meters)

Co-operative Group

Fir Park

314m

The Observatory

Queensbury Way

435m

Bargain Booze

Fir Park

435m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to WA8 9AU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Appleton Village	17:30	11:00	1,261m
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	1,317m
Greenway Road	17:30	11:00	1,397m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 9AU

Facility	Distance
Widnes St Maries Amateur Rugby League Football Club (Closed) Brentfield, Widnes Grass Pitches	528m
Widnes Rufc Heath Road, Widnes Squash Courts, Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	593m
Club Fitness Ltd (Closed) Heath Road, Widnes Health and Fitness Gym, Squash Courts	594m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 9AU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School Highfield Road, Widnes, WA8 7DW	Secondary	705m
Ditton Primary School Liverpool Road, Widnes, WA8 7HD	Primary	790m
Birchfield Nursery School Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH	Nursery	888m

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 9AU ITL and WA8 9AU 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 9AU:

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 9AU 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 9AU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00170551
LSOA	E01012376	Halton 002C
MSOA	E02002575	Halton 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 9AU

WA8 9AX	Doughton Green	48m
WA8 9SD	Shannon Grove	100m
WA8 9AZ	Tickford Bank	100m
WA8 9SE	Limerick Close	110m
WA8 9SA	Longford Drive	119m
WA8 9AY	Maisemore Fields	120m
WA8 9SB	Roscommon Way	127m
WA8 9SH	Portrush Close	189m
WA8 9SF	Malahide Court	191m
WA8 9SG	Larne Court	230m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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