WA8 9RU maps, stats, and open data

WA8 9RU lies on Birkdale Road in Widnes. WA8 9RU 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 9RU maps

WA8 9RU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WA8 9RU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WA8 9RU geodata

Easting351724
Northing388216
Latitude53.388564
Longitude-2.727334

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 9RU?

StreetBirkdale Road
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8
➜ WA8 open data dashboard
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➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 9RU Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation40m131ft

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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardFarnworth
ConstituencyHalton

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 9RU

24, BIRKDALE ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 9RU
2021
14 MAY
£260,000
2017
20 MAR
£215,000
18, BIRKDALE ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 9RU
2016
5 SEP
£169,600
26, BIRKDALE ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 9RU
2002
18 OCT
£120,000
1999
26 NOV
£65,000
22, BIRKDALE ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 9RU
1999
4 MAY
£88,000
36, BIRKDALE ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 9RU
1998
13 NOV
£73,000

➜ 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 9RU

June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Minton Way166m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Grosvenor Road200m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Grosvenor Road200m
➜ Birkdale Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 9RU

Church View (Lunts Heath Road)Lunt's Heath195m
Cranshaw Lane (Lunts Heath Road)Lunt's Heath197m
Cranshaw Lane (Lunts Heath Road)Lunt's Heath199m
Church View (Lunnts Heath Road)Lunt's Heath219m
Glebe Garage (Lunts Heath Road)Farnworth525m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 9RU

Widnes Station1.2km
Hough Green Station3.6km
Rainhill Station4.1km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 9RU

Broadband access in WA8 9RU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 9RU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed54.1Mbps
Average download speed42.0Mbps
Maximum download speed78.12Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed14.4Mbps
Average upload speed11.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 9RU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 9RU

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WA8 9RU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)218,359
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)21,836
Median (kWh/meter)18,993

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)28,387
Meter count9
Mean (kWh/meter)3,154
Median (kWh/meter)2,817
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in WA8 9RU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in WA8 9RU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

20.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 9RU:

Food Standards Agency

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

Lunts Heath Primary
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Wedgewood Drive
260m
Abbeyfield Society
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
59 Coroners Lane
420m
The Village Shop
Food Hygiene Rating: 2 (Improvement Necessary)
102-104 Farnworth Street
492m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to WA8 9RU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Farnworth S.o.17:1512:00824m
Beaconsfield17:1511:00854m
Lytham Road17:3011:001,313m

Nearest sports facilities to WA8 9RU

FacilityDistance
Widnes Cricket Club
Beaconsfield Road, Widnes
Grass Pitches
647m
Birchfield Sports And Social Club
Birchfield Road, Widnes
Grass Pitches
757m
Wilmere Lane Playing Fields
Wilmere Lane, Widnes
Grass Pitches
786m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 9RU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lunts Heath Primary School
Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ
Primary212m
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School
Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS
Primary502m
Birchfield Nursery School
Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH
Nursery1.3km

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WA8 9RU ITL and WA8 9RU 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 9RU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD7Merseyside
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD71East Merseyside
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000006Halton

WA8 9RU 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 9RU:

CodeName
OAE00062514
LSOAE01012395Halton 001C
MSOAE02002574Halton 001

Nearest postcodes to WA8 9RU

WA8 9RSWenger Road31m
WA8 9RXSwynnerton Way71m
WA8 9RTGrosvenor Road91m
WA8 9RRParagon Close92m
WA8 9JGGlebe Lane121m
WA8 9RWBirkdale Road129m
WA8 9QXGrosvenor Road134m
WA8 9RBGrosvenor Road141m
WA8 5BQLunts Heath Road143m
WA8 9JQGlebe Lane160m