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WA8 3GA lies on Cross Gates in Widnes. WA8 3GA is located in the Halton View 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 July 1995.

WA8 3GA maps

WA8 3GA map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WA8 3GA 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 3GA geodata

Easting353662
Northing387442
Latitude53.381782
Longitude-2.698084

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 3GA?

StreetCross Gates
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8

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➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 3GA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 3GA as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation30m98ft

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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Politics

WardHalton View
ConstituencyHalton

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 3GA

2023
27 OCT
£542,000
2022
28 OCT
£525,000
2016
8 JUL
£387,500
2014
26 JUN
£271,000
12, CROSS GATES, WIDNES, WA8 3GA
2011
1 JUN
£330,000
2010
16 AUG
£360,000
17, CROSS GATES, WIDNES, WA8 3GA
2008
22 MAY
£224,500
6, CROSS GATES, WIDNES, WA8 3GA
2005
29 APR
£360,000
10, CROSS GATES, WIDNES, WA8 3GA
2003
6 AUG
£305,000
16, CROSS GATES, WIDNES, WA8 3GA
2003
24 MAR
£280,000

➜ Widnes house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 3GA

Snowberry Close (Weates Close)Barrows Green208m
Snowberry Close (Weates Close)Barrows Green252m
Barneston Road (Weates Close)Barrows Green366m
Barneston Road (Weates Close)Barrows Green425m
Pendlebury Farm (South Lane)Barrows Green514m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 3GA

Widnes Station2.4km
Sankey for Penketh Station3.4km
Runcorn Station5.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WA8 3GA (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband5.6%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband5.6%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in WA8 3GA (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed26.2Mbps
Average download speed22.7Mbps
Maximum download speed36.90Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed4.9Mbps
Average upload speed4.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed6.18Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 3GA (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 30Mbps94.4%

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 3GA gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA8 3GA by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)417,670
Meter count18
Mean (kWh/meter)23,204
Median (kWh/meter)22,352

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)75,248
Meter count13
Mean (kWh/meter)5,788
Median (kWh/meter)5,132

Deprivation

27.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 3GA:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA8 3GA (metres)

Pit Stop
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
Widnes Road
530m
Spice of India (Cuerdley Ltd)
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Cuerdley Cross
622m
Lanxess Chemical Ltd
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
Dans Road
624m

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Nearest post box to WA8 3GA

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Moorfield Road18:0011:00815m
Lytham Road17:3011:001,826m
Farnworth S.o.17:1512:001,854m

WA8 3GA ITL and WA8 3GA 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 3GA:

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

WA8 3GA 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 3GA:

CodeName
OAE00062606
LSOAE01012410Halton 003B
MSOAE02002576Halton 003

Nearest postcodes to WA8 3GA

WA8 3YYHumber Close124m
WA8 3YXRibble Close160m
WA8 3SFAvebury Close208m
WA8 3XZSnowberry Close244m
WA8 3DXCoulton Road245m
WA8 3ENFairburn Close246m
WA8 3EJBelgrave Close262m
WA8 3RQLamport Close273m
WA8 3DDShelton Close281m
WA8 3DAChalgrave Close292m