WA8 9RW maps, stats, and open data

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

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

WA8 9RW 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 9RW geodata

Easting	351597
Northing	388196
Latitude	53.388373
Longitude	-2.729241

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 9RW?

Street	Birkdale Road
Town/City	Widnes
Country	England
Postcode District	WA8
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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WA8 9RW Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 9RW 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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of WA8 9RW

October 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Buckingham Avenue	414m
October 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Buckingham Avenue	414m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Grosvenor Road	258m
➜ Birkdale Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 9RW

Cranshaw Lane (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	201m
Cranshaw Lane (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	212m
Church View (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	322m
Church View (Lunnts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	347m
Wilmere Lane (Lunts Heath Road)	Lunt's Heath	417m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 9RW

Widnes Station	1.1km
Hough Green Station	3.5km
Rainhill Station	4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for WA8 9RW

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

Download

Median download speed	35.0Mbps
Average download speed	26.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	54.82Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.2Mbps
Average upload speed	5.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	9.58Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 9RW (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 9RW

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 9RW gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	315,207
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,134
Median (kWh/meter)	12,238

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	83,464
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,629
Median (kWh/meter)	3,095

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Lunts Heath Primary

Wedgewood Drive

262m

Abbeyfield Society

59 Coroners Lane

295m

Wizz Kids Out of School Club

Pit Lane

441m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Beaconsfield	17:15	11:00	821m
Farnworth S.o.	17:15	12:00	828m
Lytham Road	17:30	11:00	1,317m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to WA8 9RW

Facility	Distance
Widnes Cricket Club Beaconsfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	612m
Birchfield Sports And Social Club Birchfield Road, Widnes Grass Pitches	634m
Wilmere Lane Playing Fields Wilmere Lane, Widnes Grass Pitches	715m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to WA8 9RW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lunts Heath Primary School Wedgewood Drive, Widnes, WA8 9RJ	Primary	172m
Farnworth Church of England Controlled Primary School Pit Lane, Widnes, WA8 9HS	Primary	435m
Birchfield Nursery School Victoria Avenue, Victoria Avenue, widnes, WA8 7TH	Nursery	1.3km

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WA8 9RW ITL and WA8 9RW 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 9RW:

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 9RW 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 9RW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00062514
LSOA	E01012395	Halton 001C
MSOA	E02002574	Halton 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to WA8 9RW

WA8 9RR	Paragon Close	56m
WA8 9JQ	Glebe Lane	61m
WA8 9JH	Gleneagles Drive	92m
WA8 9RP	Churchfields	117m
WA8 9JG	Glebe Lane	122m
WA8 9RU	Birkdale Road	129m
WA8 9RS	Wenger Road	138m
WA8 9JF	Wentworth Close	161m
WA8 9RX	Swynnerton Way	163m
WA8 9JJ	Gleneagles Drive	166m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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