WA8 9BJ maps, stats, and open data

WA8 9BJ lies on Cowan Way in Widnes. WA8 9BJ 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 9BJ maps

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

WA8 9BJ 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 9BJ geodata

Easting	350695
Northing	387910
Latitude	53.385719
Longitude	-2.742757

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 9BJ?

Street	Cowan Way
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 9BJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 9BJ 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 9BJ

8, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 9BJ 2016 10 JUN £180,000
6, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 9BJ 2014 31 JAN £149,995
27, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 9BJ 2014 17 JAN £120,000
6, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 9BJ 2012 4 JAN £160,000
7, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 9BJ 2009 16 DEC £215,000
7, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 9BJ 2002 10 APR £135,000
6, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 9BJ 2001 27 JUL £96,000
8, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 9BJ 2001 31 MAY £91,000
6, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 9BJ 1997 18 DEC £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 9BJ

January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Upton Rocks Avenue	280m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Campsey Ash	369m
October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Harebell Close	333m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 9BJ

Buckingham Avenue (Birchfield Road)	Upton Rocks	388m
Buckingham Avenue (Birchfield Road)	Farnworth	399m
Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	453m
Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	463m
Pex Hill (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	489m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 9BJ

Widnes Station	1km
Hough Green Station	2.6km
Rainhill Station	3.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 9BJ

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

Download

Median download speed	32.8Mbps
Average download speed	27.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	44.16Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.9Mbps
Average upload speed	5.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.76Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 9BJ (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 9BJ

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 9BJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	382,393
Meter count	30
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,746
Median (kWh/meter)	12,405

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	92,692
Meter count	28
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,310
Median (kWh/meter)	3,285

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Tavern

288 Upton Lane

101m

Robert Cornes - Slimming World Franchise

95 Upton Rocks Avenue

147m

Tinkerbells Catering

Tuson Drive

385m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	1,023m
Blackhorse Post Office	18:00	12:00	1,044m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	1,227m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 9BJ

Facility	Distance
Birchfield Sports And Social Club Birchfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	338m
Cronton Sixth Form College Cronton Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	463m
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club Cronton Lane, Widnes Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	567m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 9BJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS	Primary	798m
Lunts Heath Primary School Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ	Primary	941m
Birchfield Nursery School Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH	Nursery	1km

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WA8 9BJ ITL and WA8 9BJ 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 9BJ:

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 9BJ 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 9BJ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00170532
LSOA	E01012374	Halton 002A
MSOA	E02002575	Halton 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 9BJ

WA8 9BL	Chetwood Drive	37m
WA8 9AG	Upton Lane	131m
WA8 9DP	Fox Bank Close	136m
WA8 9AF	Upton Lane	139m
WA8 9BH	Upton Lane	147m
WA8 9DS	Vixen Grove	155m
WA8 9EY	Linden Court	161m
WA8 9AB	Julian Way	190m
WA8 9DF	Holly Farm Court	193m
WA8 5BW	Cowan Way	200m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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