WA8 9BP maps, stats, and open data

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

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

WA8 9BP 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 9BP geodata

Easting	350763
Northing	388131
Latitude	53.387712
Longitude	-2.741769

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 9BP?

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 9BP Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	50m	164ft

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 9BP

26, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 9BP 2013 20 DEC £157,000
112, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 9BP 2010 25 AUG £175,000
112, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 9BP 2002 23 AUG £110,000
76, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 9BP 1998 23 OCT £64,500
30, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 9BP 1995 8 DEC £64,000
110, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 9BP 1995 21 AUG £74,000
30, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 9BP 1995 7 JUL £70,000

➜ 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 9BP

January 2024	Vehicle crime	On or near Upton Rocks Avenue	438m
October 2023	Bicycle theft	On or near Pex Hill Court	470m
October 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Harebell Close	496m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 9BP

Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	248m
Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)	Upton Rocks	249m
The Globe (Birchfield Road)	Lunt's Heath	313m
The Globe (Birchfield Road)	Upton Rocks	313m
Buckingham Avenue (Birchfield Road)	Upton Rocks	335m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 9BP

Widnes Station	1.2km
Hough Green Station	2.8km
Rainhill Station	3.7km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 9BP

Broadband access in WA8 9BP (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	48.1%
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 9BP (2019 data)

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Median download speed	21.0Mbps
Average download speed	22.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	64.60Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	2.5Mbps
Average upload speed	3.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	14.34Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 9BP (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	51.9%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 9BP

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 9BP gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	719,148
Meter count	54
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,318
Median (kWh/meter)	12,720

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	195,577
Meter count	50
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,912
Median (kWh/meter)	3,666

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Pizza Casa

12 Cronton Lane

265m

Upton Rocks Pharmacy

12a Cronton Lane

265m

Cronton Lane Bakery

12 Cronton Lane

265m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Blackhorse Post Office	18:00	12:00	908m
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	1,104m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	1,278m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 9BP

Facility	Distance
Birchfield Sports And Social Club Birchfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	351m
Jaguar Land Rover Sports And Social Club Cronton Lane, Widnes Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	364m
Cronton Sixth Form College Cronton Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Studio	369m

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Nearest schools to WA8 9BP

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS	Primary	802m
Lunts Heath Primary School Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ	Primary	872m
Holy Family Catholic Primary School & Nursery Hall Lane, Cronton, Widnes, WA8 5DW	Primary	1.2km

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WA8 9BP ITL and WA8 9BP 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 9BP:

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 9BP 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 9BP:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062423
LSOA	E01012374	Halton 002A
MSOA	E02002575	Halton 002

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 9BP

WA8 9BN	Hill View	32m
WA8 5BW	Cowan Way	60m
WA8 9AL	Hill View	149m
WA8 9AN	Tynwald Crescent	154m
WA8 9AG	Upton Lane	169m
WA8 9FA	Stratton Park	170m
WA8 9AQ	Upton Lane	189m
WA8 5BX	Cowan Way	196m
WA8 9BL	Chetwood Drive	209m
WA8 5AW	Cronton Lane	216m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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