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WA8 5AB lies on King Oswald Crescent in Widnes. WA8 5AB 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 October 2011.

WA8 5AB maps

WA8 5AB map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
WA8 5AB map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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WA8 5AB geodata

Easting350965
Northing388759
Latitude53.393375
Longitude-2.738830

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5AB?

StreetKing Oswald Crescent
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8

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➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 5AB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5AB as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation50m164ft

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

WardBirchfield
ConstituencyHalton

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 5AB

2023
3 NOV
£290,000
2018
12 JUL
£270,000
2018
13 JUN
£310,000
2015
1 DEC
£260,000
2015
30 SEP
£202,000
2015
8 MAY
£218,000
20, KING OSWALD CRESCENT, WIDNES, WA8 5AB
2013
22 MAR
£229,950
10, KING OSWALD CRESCENT, WIDNES, WA8 5AB
2012
28 SEP
£235,000
2012
28 SEP
£295,000
12, KING OSWALD CRESCENT, WIDNES, WA8 5AB
2012
21 SEP
£235,000

➜ Widnes house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5AB

Valentine House (Wilmere Lane)Lunt's Heath293m
Valentine House (Wilmere Lane)Lunt's Heath311m
Wilmere Lane (Wilmere)Lunt's Heath382m
The Globe (Lunnts Heath Road)Upton Rocks411m
The Globe (Lunts Heath Road)Lunt's Heath419m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5AB

Widnes Station1.7km
Rainhill Station3.2km
Hough Green Station3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in WA8 5AB (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 5AB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed45.9Mbps
Maximum download speed71.37Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed12.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5AB (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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WA8 5AB gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in WA8 5AB by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)168,151
Meter count21
Mean (kWh/meter)8,007
Median (kWh/meter)8,023

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)46,048
Meter count15
Mean (kWh/meter)3,070
Median (kWh/meter)3,008

Deprivation

7.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 5AB:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to WA8 5AB (metres)

McCanns Cafe Bistro
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
147 Wilmere Lane
329m
Fairview Farm Shop
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
147 Wilmere Lane
344m
Asda Express Farnworth
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
186 Lunts Heath Road
378m

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Nearest post box to WA8 5AB

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Blackhorse Post Office18:0012:00816m
Beaconsfield17:1511:001,509m
Farnworth S.o.17:1512:001,603m

WA8 5AB ITL and WA8 5AB 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 5AB:

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

WA8 5AB 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 5AB:

CodeName
OAE00170557
LSOAE01012393Halton 001B
MSOAE02002574Halton 001

Nearest postcodes to WA8 5AB

WA8 5AGSt Aidans Drive58m
WA8 5AHLindisfarne Court79m
WA8 5ALNickleford Hall Drive98m
WA8 5AEConnaught Crescent118m
WA8 5ADIona Crescent126m
WA8 5AXNorlands Lane171m
WA8 5AUNorlands Lane224m
WA8 5ASNorlands Lane226m
WA8 5ATNorlands Lane247m
WA8 5AFBlack Horse Lane293m