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WA8 5BU lies on Wheatfield Road in Widnes. WA8 5BU is located in the Whiston and Cronton electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Knowsley and the English Parliamentary constituency of St Helens South and Whiston. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB - 01J and the police force is Merseyside. This postcode has been in use since July 1995.

WA8 5BU maps

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

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WA8 5BU geodata

Easting349185
Northing388346
Latitude53.389494
Longitude-2.765528

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5BU?

StreetWheatfield Road
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8

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WA8 5BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5BU 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

WardWhiston And Cronton
ConstituencySt Helens South And Whiston

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in WA8 5BU

41, WHEATFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 5BU
2022
11 NOV
£350,000
37A, WHEATFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 5BU
2020
7 OCT
£350,000
13, WHEATFIELD ROAD, WIDNES, WA8 5BU
2006
7 FEB
£220,000

➜ Cronton house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5BU

Smithy LaneCronton143m
Hampton Drive (Smithy Lane)Cronton158m
Smithy Lane (Cronton Road)Cronton231m
Chapel Lane (Cronton Road)Cronton259m
The Ridgeway (Smithy Lane)Town End260m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5BU

Hough Green Station2km
Widnes Station2.5km
Rainhill Station3.1km

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Broadband

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

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed44.8Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.8Mbps
Average upload speed10.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in WA8 5BU (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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WA8 5BU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)606,536
Meter count43
Mean (kWh/meter)14,105
Median (kWh/meter)14,044

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)107,867
Meter count37
Mean (kWh/meter)2,915
Median (kWh/meter)2,802

Deprivation

45.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 5BU:

Food Standards Agency

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

Unicorn Inn
Food Hygiene Rating: 0 (Urgent Improvement Necessary)
405 Cronton Road
169m
The Village Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 2 (Improvement Necessary)
1 Hampton Drive
229m
Cronton Church Of England Primary School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Smithy Lane
237m

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Nearest post box to WA8 5BU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Blackhorse Post Office18:0012:001,067m
Beaconsfield17:1511:002,573m
Farnworth S.o.17:1512:002,791m

WA8 5BU ITL and WA8 5BU 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 5BU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD7Merseyside
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD71East Merseyside
LAU 1 CodeName
E08000011Knowsley

WA8 5BU 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 5BU:

CodeName
OAE00032934
LSOAE01006503Knowsley 017D
MSOAE02001343Knowsley 017

Nearest postcodes to WA8 5BU

WA8 5BTSmithy Close92m
WA8 5HJForge Close107m
WA8 5HLHoughton Croft117m
WA8 5QFCronton Road145m
WA8 5BSSmithy Lane172m
WA8 5QDCronton Road182m
WA8 5DFSmithy Lane228m
WA8 5BZHampton Drive228m
WA8 5DGThe Ridgeway246m
WA8 5DELambourn Avenue259m