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WA8 5BX lies on Cowan Way in Widnes. WA8 5BX 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 July 1995.

WA8 5BX maps

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

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WA8 5BX geodata

Easting350681
Northing388309
Latitude53.389304
Longitude-2.743030

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is WA8 5BX?

StreetCowan Way
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8

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➜ Where is Widnes?

WA8 5BX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5BX 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 5BX

2017
31 MAR
£180,000
2016
22 DEC
£185,000
2015
31 MAR
£159,000
199, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 5BX
2007
20 MAR
£184,000
209, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 5BX
2002
5 JUL
£91,000
201, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 5BX
2002
17 MAY
£106,000
203, COWAN WAY, WIDNES, WA8 5BX
1996
11 NOV
£52,000

➜ Widnes house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5BX

Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)Upton Rocks54m
Hillcrest (Cronton Lane)Upton Rocks68m
Pex Hill (Cronton Lane)Upton Rocks183m
Pex Hill (Cronton Lane)Upton Rocks198m
The Globe (Birchfield Road)Upton Rocks324m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5BX

Widnes Station1.4km
Hough Green Station2.8km
Rainhill Station3.5km

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Broadband

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

Download

Median download speed25.0Mbps
Average download speed21.1Mbps
Maximum download speed38.89Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed5.3Mbps
Average upload speed4.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed6.81Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)150,372
Meter count13
Mean (kWh/meter)11,567
Median (kWh/meter)11,674

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)35,365
Meter count11
Mean (kWh/meter)3,215
Median (kWh/meter)2,901

Deprivation

10.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than WA8 5BX:

Food Standards Agency

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

Jaguar Landrover Sports & Social Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
77 Cronton Lane
171m
Hillcrest Hotel
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
95 Cronton Lane
185m
Catering 4 U
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Trading from Jaguar Landrover Sports & Social Club
197m

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Nearest post box to WA8 5BX

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Blackhorse Post Office18:0012:00724m
Beaconsfield17:1511:001,287m
Farnworth S.o.17:1512:001,451m

WA8 5BX ITL and WA8 5BX 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 5BX:

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

WA8 5BX 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 5BX:

CodeName
OAE00062434
LSOAE01012374Halton 002A
MSOAE02002575Halton 002

Nearest postcodes to WA8 5BX

WA8 5AWCronton Lane39m
WA8 9ALHill View81m
WA8 9FAStratton Park135m
WA8 5ARCronton Lane145m
WA8 5APCronton Lane146m
WA8 9ARCronton Lane148m
WA8 9BNHill View187m
WA8 9ANTynwald Crescent195m
WA8 9BPCowan Way196m
WA8 5AJCronton Lane198m