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WA8 5HJ lies on Forge Close in Widnes. WA8 5HJ 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 5HJ maps

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

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WA8 5HJ geodata

Easting349285
Northing388309
Latitude53.389171
Longitude-2.764018

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is WA8 5HJ?

StreetForge Close
Town/CityWidnes
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictWA8

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WA8 5HJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of WA8 5HJ 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 5HJ

2021
1 APR
£370,000
2016
22 JUL
£280,000
2015
28 OCT
£220,000

➜ Cronton house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Transport

Nearest bus stops to WA8 5HJ

Smithy LaneCronton105m
Smithy Lane (Cronton Road)Cronton124m
Hampton Drive (Smithy Lane)Cronton132m
Chapel Lane (Cronton Road)Cronton153m
The Ridgeway (Smithy Lane)Town End273m

Nearest railway stations to WA8 5HJ

Hough Green Station2km
Widnes Station2.3km
Rainhill Station3.1km

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Broadband

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

Download

Median download speed66.7Mbps
Average download speed62.1Mbps
Maximum download speed79.99Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed19.5Mbps
Average upload speed16.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

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

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)110,157
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)11,016
Median (kWh/meter)11,036

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)40,023
Meter count8
Mean (kWh/meter)5,003
Median (kWh/meter)5,220

Deprivation

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

Food Standards Agency

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

Unicorn Inn
Food Hygiene Rating: 0 (Urgent Improvement Necessary)
405 Cronton Road
72m
The Village Store
Food Hygiene Rating: 2 (Improvement Necessary)
1 Hampton Drive
186m
Dandelion Tavern
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
427 Cronton Road
208m

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Nearest post box to WA8 5HJ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Blackhorse Post Office18:0012:00995m
Beaconsfield17:1511:002,466m
Farnworth S.o.17:1512:002,684m

WA8 5HJ ITL and WA8 5HJ 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 5HJ:

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

WA8 5HJ 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 5HJ:

CodeName
OAE00032936
LSOAE01006503Knowsley 017D
MSOAE02001343Knowsley 017

Nearest postcodes to WA8 5HJ

WA8 5QFCronton Road82m
WA8 5BSSmithy Lane84m
WA8 5BUWheatfield Road107m
WA8 5BTSmithy Close123m
WA8 5DELambourn Avenue170m
WA8 5BZHampton Drive184m
WA8 5QGCronton Road209m
WA8 5DDMalton Close212m
WA8 5QDCronton Road216m
WA8 5HLHoughton Croft217m