WA8 9BH maps, stats, and open data

WA8 9BH lies on Upton Lane in Widnes. WA8 9BH 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 1980.

WA8 9BH maps

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

WA8 9BH 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 9BH geodata

Easting	350644
Northing	387772
Latitude	53.384474
Longitude	-2.743502

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 9BH?

Street	Upton Lane
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 9BH Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	40m	131ft

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
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 9BH

279, UPTON LANE, WIDNES, WA8 9BH 2022 16 FEB £325,000
275, UPTON LANE, WIDNES, WA8 9BH 2021 22 SEP £610,000
279, UPTON LANE, WIDNES, WA8 9BH 2017 29 SEP £230,000
279, UPTON LANE, WIDNES, WA8 9BH 2015 6 OCT £165,000
283, UPTON LANE, WIDNES, WA8 9BH 2006 7 JUL £169,000
283, UPTON LANE, WIDNES, WA8 9BH 1998 24 JUL £59,500
285, UPTON LANE, WIDNES, WA8 9BH 1996 15 AUG £71,000

➜ Widnes house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 9BH

January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Upton Rocks Avenue	240m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Campsey Ash	245m
October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Harebell Close	276m
➜ Upton Lane crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 9BH

Queensbury Way	Upton Rocks	425m
Buckingham Avenue (Birchfield Road)	Farnworth	481m
Buckingham Avenue (Birchfield Road)	Upton Rocks	485m
Pit Lane (Birchfield Road)	Upton Rocks	555m
Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	591m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 9BH

Widnes Station	0.9km
Hough Green Station	2.5km
Rainhill Station	3.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 9BH

Broadband access in WA8 9BH (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 9BH (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	29.0Mbps
Average download speed	25.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	49.46Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.5Mbps
Average upload speed	5.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.59Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 9BH (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 9BH

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 9BH gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	87,651
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,609
Median (kWh/meter)	11,857

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 9BH, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 9BH.
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

10.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 9BH:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Tavern

288 Upton Lane

103m

Robert Cornes - Slimming World Franchise

95 Upton Rocks Avenue

163m

Bargain Booze

Fir Park

434m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	1,005m
Blackhorse Post Office	18:00	12:00	1,141m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	1,224m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 9BH

Facility	Distance
Birchfield Sports And Social Club Birchfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	411m
Cronton Sixth Form College Cronton Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	560m
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club Cronton Lane, Widnes Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	702m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 9BH

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS	Primary	838m
Birchfield Nursery School Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH	Nursery	943m
Lunts Heath Primary School Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ	Primary	1km

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Source: Edubase
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WA8 9BH ITL and WA8 9BH 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 9BH:

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 9BH 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 9BH:

	Code	Name
OA	E00170534
LSOA	E01012374	Halton 002A
MSOA	E02002575	Halton 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 9BH

WA8 9AF	Upton Lane	48m
WA8 9DS	Vixen Grove	95m
WA8 9BJ	Cowan Way	147m
WA8 9AA	Bembridge Close	147m
WA8 9AE	Rock Lane	159m
WA8 9AB	Julian Way	168m
WA8 9DJ	Sandstone Mews	172m
WA8 9BL	Chetwood Drive	172m
WA8 9AT	Mersham Court	182m
WA8 9DF	Holly Farm Court	189m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence