WA8 9HX maps, stats, and open data

WA8 9HX lies on Ganton Close in Widnes. WA8 9HX is located in the Farnworth 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 9HX maps

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

WA8 9HX 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 9HX geodata

Easting	351670
Northing	387908
Latitude	53.385791
Longitude	-2.728099

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 9HX?

Street	Ganton Close
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 9HX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 9HX 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	Farnworth
Constituency	Halton

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 9HX

4, GANTON CLOSE, WIDNES, WA8 9HX 2011 1 DEC £101,379

➜ 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 9HX

June 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Marsh Hall Road	281m
March 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Farnworth Street	346m
March 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Farnworth Street	346m
➜ Ganton Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 9HX

Church View (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	437m
Everite Works (Derby Road)	Farnworth	437m
Church View (Lunnts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	454m
Everite Works (Derby Road)	Farnworth	466m
Cranshaw Lane (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	487m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 9HX

Widnes Station	0.9km
Hough Green Station	3.5km
Rainhill Station	4.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 9HX

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

Download

Median download speed	38.2Mbps
Average download speed	31.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	49.80Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	6.8Mbps
Average upload speed	5.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	8.50Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 9HX (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 9HX

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 9HX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	283,118
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	14,156
Median (kWh/meter)	13,453

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	61,518
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,238
Median (kWh/meter)	3,613

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

14.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 9HX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Lunts Heath Primary

Wedgewood Drive

59m

The Village Shop

102-104 Farnworth Street

193m

Anderson's Newsagents

87 Farnworth Street

202m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	531m
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	542m
Lytham Road	17:30	11:00	1,020m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 9HX

Facility	Distance
Widnes Cricket Club Beaconsfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	335m
Farnworth Methodist Church Hall Derby Road, Widnes Sports Hall	623m
Birchfield Sports And Social Club Birchfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	637m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 9HX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lunts Heath Primary School Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ	Primary	126m
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS	Primary	230m
Birchfield Nursery School Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH	Nursery	1km

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WA8 9HX ITL and WA8 9HX 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 9HX:

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 9HX 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 9HX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062519
LSOA	E01012392	Halton 001A
MSOA	E02002574	Halton 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 9HX

WA8 9RJ	Wedgewood Drive	59m
WA8 9HY	Coroners Lane	116m
WA8 9RL	Ryder Road	121m
WA8 9RD	Blythe Avenue	127m
WA8 9RF	Grosvenor Road	147m
WA8 9LY	Westcliffe Court	160m
WA8 9RN	Twyford Close	162m
WA8 9HT	St Lukes Crescent	165m
WA8 9HU	Pit Lane	173m
WA8 9JG	Glebe Lane	196m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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